| 单词 | prospective |
| 释义 | prospective (once / 1160 pages) adj If it's prospective, it hasn't happened yet. Prospective students are students who might attend a school in the future. If you visit any campus, you’ll see prospective students checking out the library, the dorms, and — of course –- the snack bar. Prospective indicates that something is expected or likely to happen. If you’re contemplating your future, you might speak of your prospective career, your prospective spouse, or a prospective million-dollar offer to make a movie based on your fascinating life. However, avoid the common mistake of confusing prospective with perspective. Perspective, which can mean “a reasonable point of view,” is important when one wants to accurately assess prospective opportunities. WORD FAMILYprospective: prospectively USAGE EXAMPLESAs for the argument that fingerprinting disadvantages black prospective drivers because they are disproportionately and sometimes erroneously represented in criminal databases — well, yes. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A state judge is ordering 600 prospective jurors to report to the Charleston County Courthouse on Jan. 17 for initial screening. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Marine Aaron White, who with his wife, are prospective next generation farmers. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) adj of or concerned with or related to the future prospective earnings a prospective mother a prospective bride the statute is solely prospective in operation Syn|Ant future yet to be or coming likely, potentialexpected to become or be; in prospect futureeffective in or looking toward the future retrospective concerned with or related to the past backwarddirected or facing toward the back or rear ex post facto, retro, retroactiveaffecting things past |
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