◙ noun 1. [mass noun] the faculty or state of being able to see • 视力；视觉 »she had defective vision. 她的视力有缺陷。 the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom • 眼力；远见 »the organization had lost its vision and direction. 这个组织已经失去了远见和方向。 [count noun] a mental image of what the future will or could be like • 想像；构想 »a socialist vision of society. 社会主义者对社会的构想。 the images seen on a television screen • （电视）图像 2. an experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition • 梦幻；幻觉 »the idea came to him in a vision. 他于幻觉中得到了那个想法。 [常作visions] a vivid mental image, especially a fanciful one of the future • （尤指对未来的）幻想；梦想 »he had visions of becoming the Elton John of his time. 他幻想成为他那时代的埃尔顿•约翰。 3. a person or sight of unusual beauty • 美景；美人 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] (rare)imagine • [罕] 想像
【派生】
♦ visional adjective ♦ visionless adjective
【语源】
1. Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-), from videre 'to see'