have the forethought to do sth
强调提前规划或准备。
She had the forethought to bring an umbrella.
她事先考虑周到，带了雨伞。
事先思考或预先计划；事先考虑。；在行动前的计划或策划；预见；避免伤害或危险的谨慎；深谋远虑；谨慎。
法律语境中可指“预谋”
事先思考或预先计划；事先考虑。
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
在行动前的计划或策划
planning or plotting in advance of acting
预见
Anticipation.
避免伤害或危险的谨慎
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
深谋远虑；谨慎。
Provident care; prudence.
A little forethought before shopping can save you both time and money.
购物前稍加事先考虑就能为你节省时间和金钱。
用法提示：forethought 为名词，表示“事先考虑”，在句中作主语。
With careful forethought, they planned the trip to avoid the busy season.
经过周密的预先筹划，他们安排旅行避开了旺季。
用法提示：forethought 在此作介词 with 的宾语，表示“预先筹划”。
Her forethought in packing an umbrella kept everyone dry during the sudden rain.
她事先想得周到，带了伞，让大家在突如其来的雨中没淋湿。
用法提示：forethought 作主语，意为“先见、深虑”，体现事先考虑的行为。
强调提前规划或准备。
She had the forethought to bring an umbrella.
她事先考虑周到，带了雨伞。
表示是否经过深思熟虑。
He made the decision without forethought.
他没有经过事先考虑就做了决定。
grammar · medium
易错句子He forethought the problem before acting.
正确表达He used forethought before acting on the problem.
Forethought 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是将其作为宾语，如 'use forethought' 或 'show forethought'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had a forethought about the meeting.
正确表达He had forethought about the meeting.
Forethought 是不可数名词，通常不与不定冠词 'a' 连用。去掉 'a' 后表示“事先考虑”这一抽象概念。
foresight 强调预见未来的能力，而 forethought 强调事先的计划和考虑。
premeditation 通常用于法律语境，指蓄意预谋犯罪，而 forethought 更通用，指一般的事先筹划。
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