prospect

• n. 見通し、期待、展望
• vi. 探査、見込み
• vt.勘探，勘察

pro-、前方、-spect、見る、語源的にはspecter、spectate、ひいては関連語と同じ。

prospect (n.)

early 15c., "act of looking into the distance," from Latin prospectus "distant view, look out; sight, faculty of sight," noun use of past participle of prospicere "look out on, look forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "extensive view of the landscape" is from 1530s; transferred sense of "mental view or survey" is from 1620s. Sense of "person or thing considered promising" is from 1922. Prospects "expectations, things looked forward to" is from 1660s.

prospect (v.)

"explore for gold, examine land with a view to a mining claim," 1841, from prospect (n.) in specialized sense of "spot giving prospects of ore" (1832). Earlier in a sense "look forth, look out over" (1550s), from Latin prospectare. Related: Prospected; prospecting.

1. Unfortunately，there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered.

残念なことに、これらの重大な問題を見て返事を得ることはほとんどありません。

2.The prospect of easy profits has attracted the wrong kind of businessman.

簡単に利益を得る可能性が不良商人を引きつけた。

3.The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.

何もしないと思ったら、とても怖かった。

4.We won 't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison.

刑務所での1ヶ月の過ごし方を心待ちにしているふりはしません。

5.Jacqueline is not relishing the prospect of another spell in prison.

ジャクリーンはもうしばらく刑務所にいたくない。