insight

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Pronunciation

/ˈɪnsaɪt/(IN-syte)

Part of speech

nounneutral/positive

Chinese

洞察力；深刻理解（对某事物的清晰深入的理解）

Definition

The capacity to gain a deep understanding of something; an instance of understanding the true nature of something.

Word family

  • insightful/ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl/(adj)有洞察力的
  • insightfully/ˈɪnsaɪtfʊli/(adv)有洞察力地

Collocations

  • provide insight
  • gain insight
  • key insight
  • actionable insight
  • insight into
  • valuable insight
  • fresh insight
  • data-driven insight

Examples

  1. 1.The interview revealed a fascinating insight into how consumers actually make purchasing decisions.
  2. 2.Data analytics can provide insights that would be impossible to discover through manual review.

Synonyms

  • understanding/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/— knowledge of a subject
  • perception/pəˈsɛpʃən/— the ability to see and understand something
  • discernment/dɪˈsɜːnmənt/— the ability to judge well

Etymology

from "in-" + "sight" — the ability to see into something; inner vision