名詞 prognosis:

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

1. The prognosis for the future of the electronics industry is encouraging.
   預(yù)測(cè)電子工業(yè)的前途一片大好。

prog.no.sis

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 prog.no.ses[-sôz]

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
預(yù)后：對(duì)疾病的發(fā)作及結(jié)果的預(yù)言
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
預(yù)后：從病中痊愈的可能性
A forecast or prediction:
預(yù)兆：預(yù)告或預(yù)言：
例句：
a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的黯淡預(yù)兆

來(lái)源：
Late Latin prognôsis
后期拉丁語(yǔ) prognôsis
from Greek
源自 希臘語(yǔ)
from progignôskein [to foreknow]
源自 progignôskein [預(yù)先知道]
pro- [before] * see pro- 2
pro- [知道] *參見(jiàn) pro-2
gignôskein [to know] * see gnô-
gignôskein [在…之前] *參見(jiàn) gnô-