prospect

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈprɒs.pekt]
• 美式音标 [ˈprɑː.spekt]
• 国际音标 ['prɔspekt]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 前途；预期；景色
• vi. 勘探，找矿
• vt. 勘探，勘察

词源解说

• 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的prospectus：pro- (向前） + specere (看），意为观点。

词根记忆

• pro(向前) + spect(看)→向前看→前景
• pro(向前) + spect(看)→向前看→前景，前途
• pro(向前) + spect(看)→向前看→前景；期望

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  prospective：未来的；预期的。

• n性质的同根词

  prospective：预期；展望。

  prospector：探勘者；采矿者。

  prospectiveness：远景。

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用法辨析

• prospect作名词指“前景”时，常用复数形式。He has good prospects. 他大有前途。
• have a reasonable prospect of doing及have no prospect of doing是正式的书面英语用法。

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• prospect详细辨析

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• From the top of the hill there's a beautiful prospect over the valley.
  从山顶俯视,山谷间的美景一览无余。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• brighten the prospect 照亮前程
• enjoy the prospect 赏景
• shut out the prospect 挡住景色

形容词+～

• bleak prospect 荒凉的景色
• bright 〔brilliant〕 prospect 辉煌的前程
• depressing prospect 暗淡的前景

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (POSSIBILITY) the possibility that something good might happen in the future
• (VIEW) a good view of a large land area or of a city
• to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth

柯林斯英英字典

• If there is some prospect of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen.
• A particular prospect is something that you expect or know is going to happen.
• Someone's prospects are their chances of being successful, especially in their career.
• When people prospect for oil, gold, or some other valuable substance, they look for it in the ground or under the sea.

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专业释义

经济学

• 前景

地球科学

• 远景区