"able to see visions," 1650s (earlier "perceived in a vision," 1640s), from vision + -ary. Meaning "impractical" is attested from 1727. The noun is attested from 1702, from the adjective; originally "one who indulges in impractical fantasies."
双语例句
1. White was both visionary and rationalist.
怀特既有远见又充满理性。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The ideas of a visionary may seem impractical to us.
在我们看来,空想家的观念好像不切实际.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. An entrepreneur is more than just a risk taker. He is a visionary.
企业家不仅要能承担风险，还应富于远见。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living.
