mindmap root((前景)) prospect implies expectation of a particular event, condition, or development of definite interest or concern: the appealing ~ of a quiet weekend. outlook suggests a usually general forecasting of the future: a favorable ~ for the state's economy. anticipation implies a prospect or outlook that involves advance suffering or enjoyment of what is foreseen: reviewing his notes in ~ of the next meeting. foretaste implies an actual though brief or partial experiencing of something that come later in full force: the ~frost was a ~ of winter.