1650s, "forecast of the probable course of a disease," from Late Latin prognosis, from Greek prognosis "foreknowledge," also, in medicine, "predicted course of a disease," from stem of progignoskein "come to know beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + gignoskein "come to know" (see gnostic). General (non-medical) use in English from 1706. A back-formed verb prognose is attested from 1837. Related: Prognosed; prognosing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future.
預(yù)計(jì)將來(lái)會(huì)有更多人從事兼職工作。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The prognosis for the economy is uncertain.
對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的前景預(yù)測(cè)還不確定.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.
如果癌癥在早期發(fā)現(xiàn)，預(yù)后效果還是非常好的。
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The prognosis for the future of the electronics industry is encouraging.
預(yù)測(cè)電子工業(yè)的前途一片大好.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. The prognosis for producing a late generation segregate variety is favorable.