英语词典 · 单词释义
prospect
英 ['prɒspekt] 美 ['prɑspɛkt]
这里集中整理“prospect”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
单词速览
词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. 前途；预期；景色
- vi. 勘探，找矿
- vt. 勘探，勘察
延伸内容
词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
复数: prospects;第三人称单数: prospects;过去式: prospected;过去分词: prospected;现在分词: prospecting;
中文词源
prospect 前景，展望，希望，勘探
pro-,向前，-spect,看，词源同specter,spectate.引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- prospect (n.)
- early 15c., "act of looking into the distance," from Latin prospectus "distant view, look out; sight, faculty of sight," noun use of past participle of prospicere "look out on, look forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "extensive view of the landscape" is from 1530s; transferred sense of "mental view or survey" is from 1620s. Sense of "person or thing considered promising" is from 1922. Prospects "expectations, things looked forward to" is from 1660s.
- prospect (v.)
- "explore for gold, examine land with a view to a mining claim," 1841, from prospect (n.) in specialized sense of "spot giving prospects of ore" (1832). Earlier in a sense "look forth, look out over" (1550s), from Latin prospectare. Related: Prospected; prospecting.
双语例句
- 1. Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered.
- 不幸的是，几乎不可能看到这些重大问题得到回复。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The prospect of easy profits has attracted the wrong kind of businessman.
- 轻松捞取利润的可能性吸引了一拨不良商人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.
- 想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We won't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison.
- 我们不会装作我们满心盼望着在监狱中度过一个月。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Jacqueline is not relishing the prospect of another spell in prison.
- 杰奎琳可不想再蹲一阵子监狱。
来自柯林斯例句
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