Prospects for peace had already started to fade.是什么意思？

Prospects for peace had already started to fade.

和平的前景已经开始日渐暗淡。

prospects

n. 前景( prospect的名词复数 )，期望，眺望处，景象；

例句
There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
综合性的社区具有比以前更加光明的前景。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

peace

n. 和平，和睦，治安，安心；

例句
...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
庆祝和平协定的恰当的方式

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

already

adv. 早已，已经，先前；

例句
He has already voted by absentee ballot...
他已进行了缺席投票。

started

v. 出发，启程( start的过去式和过去分词 )，起动，提出（问题），开办；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

fade

vi. 褪去，失去光泽，逐渐消逝，凋谢，衰老；vt. 使褪色；adj. 乏味的，平淡的；

例句
They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness.
他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。