prospect

/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/· noun

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

前qián景jǐng;可kě能néng性xìng

对duì未wèi来lái的de展zhǎn望wàng

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面miàn临lín与yǔ父fù母mǔ同tóng住zhù的de可kě能néng性xìng

Example

Gen Z and young millennials face the prospect of renting with their parents for the foreseeable future, as getting onto the property market feels increasingly impossible.

Z世shì代dài和hé年nián轻qīng的de千qiān禧xǐ一yí代dài面miàn临lín着zhe在zài可kě预yù见jiàn的de未wèi来lái仍réng要yào和hé父fù母mǔ一yì起qǐ租zū房fáng的de前qián景jǐng,因yīn为wèi进jìn入rù房fáng产chǎn市shì场chǎng感gǎn觉jué越yuè来lái越yuè不bù可kě能néng。

Source: Fortune · 9 Aug 2026

Background ✎

房fáng产chǎn业yè高gāo管guǎn点diǎn评píng:Z世shì代dài买mǎi房fáng难nán堪kān比bǐ30年nián前qián婴yīng儿ér潮cháo一yí代dài,建jiàn议yì少shǎo喝hē星xīng巴bā克kè

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 pro-(向前)+ specere(看)

  • pro-(向前)+ spect(看,源自 specere)

Collocations

  • face the prospect of / job prospects / prospect of doing sth

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