| 释义 |
prog·nos·ti·ca·tion
\(ˌ)prägˌnästəˈkāshən sometimes prəg-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: after. (influenced by Medieval Latin prognosticatio) of Middle English pronosticacioun, from Middle French pronostication, from Medieval Latin prognostication-, prognosticatio, from prognosticatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a manifestation of something that is to happen : an indication in advance : foretoken
< if an oily palm be not a fruitful prognostication — Shakespeare >
2.
a. : an act, the fact, or the power of prognosticating : a prediction of something to come : forecast, prophecy
< the tremendous breadth of his vision … as evidenced by his prognostications and their eventual fulfillment — F.S.Crafford >
b. : a premonition of something that is to or may happen : foreboding
3. : prognosis 1a |