Word · Frequency #37805
prognostication
/prɒg.nɒstiˈkeiʃən/
noun
预言；预测
核心释义
a statement or prediction about what will happen in the future
- 1.
关于未来的陈述或预先知道。
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
预兆；征兆；预知；关于未来的陈述或预先知道。；预兆；预言
用法In use
The economist's prognostication about the housing market proved remarkably accurate.
用法提示：prognostication是名词，表示‘预测、预言’，指对未来的陈述。
Despite the gloomy prognostications of the weather service, the picnic went ahead.
用法提示：prognostications是prognostication的复数形式，表示‘预测、预报’。
Her prognostication that the team would win the championship was based on months of observation.
用法提示：prognostication在此指‘预言、预测’，后接that从句说明预测内容。
make a prognostication (about/of sth)
The economist made a prognostication about the market crash.
这位经济学家对市场崩盘做了一个预测。
a prognostication that + clause
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- prognosis
- 预后 · prognosis 尤指医学上的预后，而 prognostication 泛指对未来的预测或预言。
- prediction
- 预测 · prediction 是常见的预测，而 prognostication 更正式或更具文学色彩，常带有预兆或预言意味。
词族Word family
- prognostications
- plural
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