prognosis

名词 prognosis:

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

1. The prognosis for the future of the electronics industry is encouraging.
   预测电子工业的前途一片大好。

prog.no.sis

n.（名词）
【复数】 prog.no.ses[-sôz]

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
预后：对疾病的发作及结果的预言
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
预后：从病中痊愈的可能性
A forecast or prediction:
预兆：预告或预言：
例句：
a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
经济复苏的黯淡预兆

来源：
Late Latin prognôsis
后期拉丁语 prognôsis
from Greek
源自 希腊语
from progignôskein [to foreknow]
源自 progignôskein [预先知道]
pro- [before] * see pro- 2
pro- [知道] *参见 pro-2
gignôskein [to know] * see gnô-
gignôskein [在…之前] *参见 gnô-