prospective

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. obsolete
    — the whole Scene of affairs was changed from Spain to France there now lay the prospective
  2. A perspective glass. obsolete
    — [T]hey [two pavillions] were trimmed on the inside with rich armour and military furniture, hanged up as upon the walls; and behind the tents there were represented, in prospective, the tops of divers other tents, as if it had been a camp.
  3. A prospective (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc. informal,often,plural
    — Would you like to show the prospective around?
形容词 adj.
  1. Likely or expected to happen or become. not-comparable
    — Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.
  2. Anticipated in the near or far future. not-comparable
    — A short distance above I-ch’ang is the prospective site of a hydroelectric dam that has vast promise for the industrialization of central China.
  3. Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect. not-comparable
    — And in times long and dark Proſpective Glaſs / Fore-ſaw what future dayes ſhould bring to paſs,
  4. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight. not-comparable
    — 1668-1690, Josiah Child, A new discourse of trade The French king, and the king of Sweden are […] circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair.
  5. Being a study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future not-comparable
  6. Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin. not-comparable
    — What some other languages convey with prospective aspect, English conveys with expressions like going to drive the car home.

词形变化

prospectives plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
词源 2
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary