/prɒgˈnəʊsɪs ||; prɑgˈnosɪs/noun [C] (
plural prognoses /-si:z
||; -siz/)
1 (medical医学) an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness 预后（凭医疗经验对疾病发展的预测）
2 (formal 正式) a judgement about how sth is likely to develop in the future 预测: The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future. 预测未来有更多人做非全日制工作。