the likely course of a disease or ailment (疾病的)预后 the disease has a poor prognosis. 该疾病的预后很差。 ■a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment (对疾病的)预测 it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis. 很难作出准确的预测。 ■a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation (对形势的)预测 gloomy prognoses about overpopulation. 关于人口过剩的悲观预测。
语源
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- 'before' + gignōskein 'know'