envisage

/ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈvi-zij en-/ (ame, mw)

envisage — 動詞

  • envisagepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • envisageshe / she / it
  • envisagedpast simple
  • envisaging-ing form

1. to think about a situation that may happen later, often as a good result

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

設想

預先想像未來可能情況

to think about a situation that may happen later, often as a good result

例句

Tanvi envisages opening her own bakery after three years abroad.

Tanvi 設想自己在國外待三年後開一家麵包店。

envisage doing something in a future plan

The mayor envisaged a new train line linking the two towns.

市長設想興建一條連接兩座城鎮的新鐵路線。

同義詞
  • imagine

    broader and less formal, used for both real and unreal ideas

  • foresee

    stresses seeing a likely result before it happens

  • expect

    usually means you think something will probably happen

文法句型

envisage doing something

envisage that + clause

envisage + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used for plans, social change, or results that someone can already picture in outline. Common patterns are `envisage doing something` and `envisage that ...`.

常見錯誤

❌We envisaged rain tomorrow, so we stayed home.
✅We expected rain tomorrow, so we stayed home.
💡`envisage` is more about picturing a future possibility than predicting a simple fact.

2. to picture in your mind how someone, somewhere, or something looks when it is no

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

想像模樣

在腦中勾勒未見的人事物

to picture in your mind how someone, somewhere, or something looks when it is not in front of you

例句

Before visiting Kyoto, Ilan envisaged narrow streets full of lanterns.

Ilan 去京都前，先想像那裡是滿街燈籠的窄巷模樣。

envisage a place before seeing it

Lan could not envisage the actor's face from the voice alone.

Lan 光聽聲音，還是無法想像那位演員的臉。

同義詞
  • picture

    common everyday verb for creating a mental image

  • visualize

    stresses seeing the details clearly in your mind

  • imagine

    broader and can refer to ideas, not only visual shape

文法句型

envisage + noun phrase

envisage someone or something as + adjective

用法筆記

Often used when the person, place, or scene is absent or unknown. Common with places, rooms, faces, and ways of life that someone is trying to picture clearly.