A prognosis is an estimate of the future of someone or something, especially about whether a patient will recover from an illness.
例句
If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.如果癌症在早期发现,预后效果还是非常好的。...a gloomy prognosis of the Scots' championship prospects.对苏格兰队的夺冠前景并不看好
英汉词典释义
n.
预测
The prognosis for the economy is uncertain.对经济的前景预测还不确定。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop