英语单词

prognosis是什么意思

prognosis

英 [prɒg'nəʊsɪs] 美 [prɑg'nosɪs]
  • n. [医] 预后;预知

中文词源


prognosis 预断,预后,预测

来自pro-,向前,提前,-gn,知道,词源同know,cognizant.-osis,状态后缀。引申词义预断,预测。

英文词源


prognosis (n.)
1650s, "forecast of the probable course of a disease," from Late Latin prognosis, from Greek prognosis "foreknowledge," also, in medicine, "predicted course of a disease," from stem of progignoskein "come to know beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + gignoskein "come to know" (see gnostic). General (non-medical) use in English from 1706. A back-formed verb prognose is attested from 1837. Related: Prognosed; prognosing.

双语例句


1. The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future.
预计将来会有更多人从事兼职工作。

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2. The prognosis for the economy is uncertain.
对经济的前景预测还不确定.

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3. If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.
如果癌症在早期发现,预后效果还是非常好的。

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

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5. The prognosis for producing a late generation segregate variety is favorable.
预测从往后几代可能分离出好的品种来.

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