| 单词 | prospective |
| 释义 | prospective /prəspektɪv/ adjective [usually before noun] 1.expected to do sth or to become sth 有望的；可能的；预期的；潜在的◆a prospective buyer/client 潜在的买主／客户◆on your résumé, give prospective employers examples of what you can do for them. 在简历中要举例说明能为准雇主做甚么。 syn potential 2.expected or likely to happen 即将发生的◆to forecast the prospective yield of an asset/investment 预测资产／投资的预期收益◆they are worried about prospective changes in the law. 他们担心法律会修改。☞ prospectiveprospective /prəspektɪv/ [only before noun] (rather formal) expected to do or become sth有望的；可能的；预期的◆i had a phone call from a prospective client today.我今天接到一个有望成为我们客户的人打来的电话。ⓘ prospective is mainly used to talk about people. * prospective 主要用于修饰人◆a prospective buyer / client / customer / applicant / candidate / employee / employer / husband / wife / parent可能的买主／客户／顾客／申请人／候选人／雇员／雇主；准丈夫；准妻子；准父母 ➡ see also prospect → possibility , prospects → potential note 辨析 potential or prospective?both these words can be used to talk about people who are expected to become buyers, employees, etc. however, prospective is used more to talk about a person who has already shown some interest in a product or service; potential is used more to talk about people in general who could be targeted by a company's advertising, for example.这两个词都可修饰人，表示有可能成为买主、雇员等。但是，prospective 更多指这些人已经对产品或服务表现出兴趣； potential 修饰消费者等时更多泛指可以被某公司设定为宣传对象等的人。prospective /prəspektɪv/ [usually before noun] (rather formal) expected to happen soon即将发生的；行将来临的◆they are worried about prospective changes in the law.他们担心即将修改法律。note 辨析 coming, forthcoming, upcoming or prospective?these words are all used to talk about sth that will or may happen soon, in the future. do not use them to talk about one thing happening after sth else.这些词均可描述未来即将发生或可能发生的事，但不可描述在其他事之后发生的事◆answer the coming/forthcoming/upcoming/prospective questions. coming is usually used to describe a period of time. * coming 通常描述一段时间◆media attention will be focused on the prime minister in the coming weeks.媒体在随后的几个星期里将聚焦于首相。use forthcoming and upcoming to describe events that are planned to happen soon. * forthcoming 和 upcoming 用于描述按计划将会很快发生的事◆he is understandably nervous about his forthcoming / upcoming trial.他对即将到来的审讯感到紧张，这是可以理解的。use prospective to describe events that are expected or likely to happen soon. * prospective 用于描述预料或可能很快发生的事◆on learning of a prospective sale, the lawyer should call the client as soon as possible.律师一旦得知拍卖即将举行，就应立即打电话通知委托人。prospective/prəˈspektɪv ||; prəˈspɛktɪv/adj likely to be or to happen; possible 可能出现的；即将发生的: ◇prospective changes in the law 法律上可能出现的变化 prospectivesee ⇨ future 6 pro·spec·tive /prə`spɛktɪv; prəˈspektɪv/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] prospective buyer/husband/employer etc someone who is likely to buy something, become your husband, become your employer etc 可能的买主/未来丈夫/未来雇主等:◇there are only two prospective candidates for the election. 此次选举只有两位有希望的候选人。 |
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