- envisage (v.)
[envisage 词源字典]
- 1778, "look in the face of," from French envisager "look in the face of," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + visage "face" (see visage). Hence "to apprehend mentally, contemplate" (1837). Related: Envisaged; envisaging; envisagement.[envisage etymology, envisage origin, 英语词源]