"Prospective" 意为“未来的、预期的、潜在的”(relating to the future or what is expected);"Progress" 意为“进步、进展、发展”(forward movement or improvement)。因此,"prospective progress" 直译为“预期进展”或“未来进步”,强调基于当前情况或规划,对未来可能实现的进展/进步的预判。
作为名词短语,"prospective progress" 可在项目规划、工作汇报、学术研究、政策分析等需要“预判未来发展”的语境中使用,常作主语、宾语或介词宾语。以下是具体用法示例:
Prospective progress in AI research will depend on increased funding and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
(人工智能研究的预期进展将取决于资金增加和跨学科合作。)
Prospective progress of the startup looks promising, given its recent user growth.
(鉴于这家初创公司近期的用户增长,其预期进展看起来很有希望。)
常见搭配动词:assess(评估)、expect(期待)、track(跟踪)、achieve(实现)、drive(推动)等。
We need to assess the prospective progress of the construction project before approving the next phase.
(在批准下一阶段前,我们需要评估该建筑项目的预期进展。)
The team is working hard to achieve prospective progress by the end of the quarter.
(团队正努力在季度末实现预期进展。)
常见介词:in(在…领域)、towards(朝向…目标)、of(…的)等。
The report highlights prospective progress in renewable energy over the next decade.
(报告强调了未来十年可再生能源领域的预期进展。)
Our efforts are focused on prospective progress towards carbon neutrality.
(我们的努力集中在朝向碳中和的预期进展上。)
Anticipated progress:更强调“被期待的进展”(带有主观期待的色彩);
Future progress:更泛化的“未来进展”(不强调“基于当前的预判”);
Projected progress:侧重“通过预测/规划得出的进展”(更技术化,常与数据模型相关)。
"Prospective progress" 是一个侧重“预判性”的名词短语,核心是“基于当前信息对未来进展的预期”。使用时需结合具体语境,明确“进展的领域/目标”,并搭配合适的动词或介词,让表达更精准。