intuition
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·tu·i·tion /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən $ -tu-, -tju-/ ●○○ noun 1 [uncountable]INSTINCT the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts 直觉力 SYN instinct feminine intuition 女性的直觉 Intuition told her it was unwise to argue. 直觉告诉她争吵是不理智的。2 [countable]INSTINCT an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts 直觉感知，直觉知识intuition (that) He had an intuition there was trouble brewing. 他凭直觉感到要有麻烦了。 We should trust our intuitions. 我们应该相信自己的直觉。
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intuition• People had an intuition that something was not right.• She thought the baby would be a girl, and her intuition was correct.• Sometimes doctors have to base a diagnosis on intuition as much as on scientific tests.• Much of what doctors do is based largely on intuition.• women's intuition• If you think there's something wrong about the situation, you should trust your intuition.intuition (that)• There are no layers of middle managers relaying messages - the environment is perfect for communication and intuition.• The second was by intuition, a much less conscious process than sensation.• The main thing was that my intuitions about Alison had been confirmed.• All his reservations were based on intuition, supposition.• With her infant's intuition, Victoria knew that major shifts were taking place in the adult world above her head.• The intuition behind this result is as follows.• Many quite fluent Dyirbal speakers simply represented a dead end in that their intuitions could not be accessed.• There are two respects in which this intuition must be taken more rigorously.Origin intuition (1400-1500) Late Latin intuitio, from Latin intueri “to look at, think about”in·tu·i·tion nounChineseSyllable
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intuition
in‧tu‧i‧tion /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən $ -tu-, -tju-/
noun
SYN instinct:
feminine intuition
Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.
2. [countable] an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts
intuition (that)
He had an intuition there was trouble brewing.
We should trust our intuitions.
in‧tu‧i‧tion /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən $ -tu-, -tju-/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: Late Latin
Origin: intuitio, from Latin intueri 'to look at, think about'
1. [uncountable] the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts Language: Late Latin
Origin: intuitio, from Latin intueri 'to look at, think about'
SYN instinct:
2. [countable] an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts
intuition (that)