prospective
UK/prәs'pektiv/US
IELTSTOEFL六级考研B2
释义
adj.
Expected or likely to happen or become someone's in the future.
可能的；潜在的；未来的
n.
(Rare) a prospect; an expectation.
（罕用）前景；预期
词根拆分
词根派生prospect在...之前
+
-ive看
=prospective
prospect + -ive（形容词）= 「向前看的」。prospective customers/employees 是你预期会接触的人。
常用搭配
- 1.prospective buyer潜在买家
- 2.prospective employer潜在雇主
- 3.prospective student潜在学生
- 4.prospective customer潜在客户
例句
- 1.
Prospective buyers toured the house.
潜在买家参观了房子。
- 2.
Interview every prospective employee carefully.
仔细面试每位潜在员工。