pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’

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1. the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring:

〖具体例では可算〗 «…が生じる/…という» (成功の)見込み, 可能性 «of, for/that節»

e.g. there was no prospect of a reconciliation

e.g. training that offered a prospect of continuous employment.

in singular a mental picture of a future or anticipated event:

〖単数形で; しばしばthe ～ of A〗 (特定の出来事に対する)期待 (!Aは〖名詞〗〖動名〗)

e.g. this presents a disturbing prospect of one-party government.

(usually prospects) chances or opportunities for success or wealth:

〖～s〗 (職業上の成功の)見通し, 将来性

e.g. the poor prospects for the steel industry.

2. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.:

将来有望な人［仕事, 計画］

e.g. clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership

e.g. a great young pitching prospect.

a place likely to yield mineral deposits.

〘鉱〙 採鉱有望地

3. an extensive view of landscape:

｟かたく｠ 〖通例単数形で〗(高いところから見た)見晴らし, 眺望(view)

e.g. a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary.

verb no object

search for mineral deposits in a place, especially by means of experimental drilling and excavation:

【油田･金などを】探し求める «for»

e.g. the company is also prospecting for gold.

(prospect for) look out for; search for:

e.g. the responsibilities of salespeople to prospect for customers.

prospector |ˈpräˌspektər, prəˈspektər| noun

late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus ‘view’, from prospicere ‘look forward’, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning ‘mental picture’ (mid 16th century), whence ‘anticipated event’.