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单词 prospection
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Definition of prospection in English:

prospection

noun prəˈspɛkʃn
  • 1The action of looking forward mentally; anticipation; consideration of the future; foresight, planning; an instance of this.

  • 2The action of prospecting (originally for mineral deposits, especially gold); an exploratory search, survey, etc.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin prospection-, prospectio foresight, consideration of the future (301) from classical Latin prōspect-, past participial stem of prōspicere to look forward + -iō.

 
 

Definition of prospection in US English:

prospection

nounprəˈspɛkʃn
  • 1The action of looking forward mentally; anticipation; consideration of the future; foresight, planning; an instance of this.

  • 2The action of prospecting (originally for mineral deposits, especially gold); an exploratory search, survey, etc.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin prospection-, prospectio foresight, consideration of the future (301) from classical Latin prōspect-, past participial stem of prōspicere to look forward + -iō.

 
 
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