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prognosis
预测；预言
A prediction of the future course or outcome of a situation based on present knowledge.
- 1.
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
基于目前所知对情况未来进程或结果的预测；预言。
- 2.
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
对某事(如天气)发展的预测
- 3.
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.
基于当前医学知识对疾病或失调未来进程或结果的预测。
- 4.
a prediction of the course of a disease
对疾病进程的预测
预后；基于目前所知对情况未来进程或结果的预测；预言。；对某事(如天气)发展的预测；基于当前医学知识对疾病或失调未来进程或结果的预测。；对疾病进程的预测
In use
The doctor gave a hopeful prognosis after the successful surgery.
Based on current data, the economic prognosis for next year is cautious.
An early diagnosis often leads to a better prognosis for patients.
prognosis for [disease/condition]
The prognosis for lung cancer is poor.
肺癌的预后很差。
prognosis of [disease/condition]
The prognosis of the disease depends on early detection.
疾病的预后取决于早期发现。
give/make a prognosis
Connections
Collocations
- poor prognosis
- 预后不良
- The doctors gave a poor prognosis after the surgery failed.手术失败后，医生们给出的预后不良。
- good prognosis
- 预后良好
- Patients with early-stage cancer often have a good prognosis.早期癌症患者的预后通常良好。
- grim prognosis
- 不容乐观的预后
- Despite the grim prognosis, she kept fighting.尽管预后不容乐观，她仍在坚持抗争。
- prognosis for recovery
- 康复预后
- The prognosis for recovery depends on the severity of the injury.康复预后取决于损伤的严重程度。
- economic prognosis
- 经济预测
- The economic prognosis for the coming year is mixed.来年经济预测好坏参半。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象医生先诊断（diagnosis）现在，再像看天气一样预测将来——prognosis 就是病情预报。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical consultation、formal writing prognosis 是比较正式的词，多用于医学语境（如病情预后），也用于正式书面语中表示对事态发展的预测；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 for 或 of 连用，表示对某事的预后。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only diagnosis rhymes with prognosis (/noʊsəs/). Words like psychosis, neurosis, hypnosis share the '-osis' spelling but end in /oʊsɪs/, not /noʊsəs/; prognostic is pronounced /prɑɡˈnɑːstɪk/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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