名詞 prospect:

1. the possibility of future success
   同義詞：chance
2. belief about (or mental picture of) the future
   同義詞：expectation, outlook
3. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
   同義詞：candidate
4. the visual percept of a region
   同義詞：view, aspect, scene, vista, panorama
5. a prediction of the course of a disease
   同義詞：prognosis, medical prognosis

動詞 prospect:

1. search for something desirable
2. explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

1. I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition.
   我看他的情況沒有什麼改進的希望。
2. A rich harvest is in prospect.
   豐收在望。
3. This experience opened a new prospect in his mind.
   這一經(jīng)驗為他的思想開闊了新的視野。

pros.pect

n.（名詞）
Something expected; a possibility.
期待：被期望的某物；可能性
prospects
prospects
Chances.
機會
Financial expectations, especially of success.
展望：經(jīng)濟上的期望，尤指對于成功的

A potential customer, client, or purchaser.
可能的顧客：一個可能的顧客、委托人或購買者
A candidate deemed likely to succeed.
有希望的人：被認為很可能要成功的候選人
The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook.
面向：物體（比如建筑）面對的方向；視野
Something presented to the eye; a scene:
風景：呈現(xiàn)在眼前的某物；風景：
例句：
a pleasant prospect.
一處悅目的風景

The act of surveying or examining.
考察：考察或調查的行為

The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.
有礦藏跡象處：有礦藏的地方或可能有礦藏的地方
An actual or probable mineral deposit.
礦石，礦藏：確實的或可能的礦藏
The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.
礦物：采礦所得的礦物
v.（動詞）
pros.pect.ed,pros.pect.ing,pros.pects
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To search for or explore (a region) for mineral deposits or oil.
探察：探求（礦藏等）或為發(fā)現(xiàn)礦藏而考察（一個地區(qū)）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To explore for mineral deposits or oil.
探礦：勘探礦藏或石油

來源：
Middle English prospecte
中古英語 prospecte
from Latin prôspectus [distant view] [from past participle of] prôspicere [to look out]
源自 拉丁語 prôspectus [遠處景觀] [] 源自prôspicere的過去分詞 [向外看]
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *參見 pro-
specere [to look at] * see spek-
specere [看著] *參見 spek-