名詞 prognosis:

1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
   同義詞：forecast
2. a prediction of the course of a disease
   同義詞：prospect, medical prognosis

1. The prognosis for the future of the electronics industry is encouraging.
   預測電子工業(yè)的前途一片大好。

prog.no.sis

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 prog.no.ses[-sôz]

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
預后：對疾病的發(fā)作及結果的預言
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
預后：從病中痊愈的可能性
A forecast or prediction:
預兆：預告或預言：
例句：
a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
經(jīng)濟復蘇的黯淡預兆

來源：
Late Latin prognôsis
后期拉丁語 prognôsis
from Greek
源自 希臘語
from progignôskein [to foreknow]
源自 progignôskein [預先知道]
pro- [before] * see pro- 2
pro- [知道] *參見 pro-2
gignôskein [to know] * see gnô-
gignôskein [在…之前] *參見 gnô-