prospect

🇬🇧/ˈprɒspekt/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːspekt/📚 2343 113 4四级六级考研托福雅思
If there is some prospect of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen. 可能性; 前景

noun [具体名词]可能性,希望;预期,展望;(尤指事业的)成功机会,前景;有望成功的人,有前途的人;可能的顾客,潜在的主顾;<正式>(尤指从高处看到的)景象,景色;潜在矿藏或矿床

Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered.
遗憾的是,几乎没有可能看到这些重大问题得到解答。

verb [vt. 及物动词]勘探,勘察;寻找(商业机会)

He had prospected for minerals everywhere from the Gobi Desert to the Transvaal.
他在世界各地探过矿,从戈壁沙漠到德兰士瓦。

pro- 表示“向前,在前”、“很多…”、“赞同,亲…”prospect 景象,前景(pro+spect 看→向前看→前景)
-spect- spic = look, see,表示 “看”prospect n. 展望,前景(pro 向前+spect→向前看→展望)
单词造句:

n. 前途;预期;景色

The road is tortuous, but the prospects are bright.