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词汇 prospectus
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Definition of prospectus in English:

prospectus

nounPlural prospectuses prəˈspɛktəsprəˈspɛktəs
  • A printed booklet advertising a school or university to potential parents or students or giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.

    (为潜在学生及家长提供的)学校简介;(为投资者提供详尽情况的)说明书

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A prospectus for potential sponsors raises the prospect of boarding academies.
    • Many university prospectuses talk about ‘access’ to courses by disabled students, but the encouragement needs to start earlier.
    • The prospectus will also outline the terms of the preferential share offer, allowing investors to buy further stock at a discount.
    • Northern Ireland was the first to scrap league tables, in 2001, instead requiring schools to publish their own annual results in prospectuses for parents to read.
    • Just how much faith can investors have in glossy prospectuses?
    • Then he busily flicks through the university's Life Sciences prospectus in search of inspiration.
    • He has already publicly backed the idea of a remake and is quoted in the prospectus issued to potential investors in the movie.
    • After finding a vacancy in your chosen subject area, read the university/college prospectus.
    • A prospectus was issued for shares in the new cattle mart in Skipton.
    • A round of 38 redundancies has now come to an end and the college will be offering the full range of courses in the new prospectus.
    • I need to sit down with the prospectus from each university and my notes from visiting them and make a table comparing the two.
    • He would be seen carting home university prospectuses and claimed he was on the verge of being accepted to one of the top colleges.
    • ‘We have only just started college and we are already being bombarded with university prospectuses,’ says Lydia.
    • I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice.
    • Andy said he has been looking through college websites and prospectuses to decide which course will suit him best and has opted for a course at the University of Bath in Swindon.
    • I nodded, but obviously he couldn't see me, and neither could anyone else, seeing as I'd gone out of my mom's way after she'd spotted all the college prospectuses and started her anti-escape campaign all over again.
    • The prospectuses and programs of most American colleges and universities claim to educate for citizenry.
    • Spell out in the prospectuses sent to potential trainees overseas those specialties in which training and long term career opportunities do not exist, and identify specialties in which they do.
    • We believe that this should enable institutions to take account of the provisions in finalising their prospectuses for the academic year 2000-2001.
    • University websites and prospectuses gave admissions information directed at pupils aged over 16 years, but this was not experienced as meaningful by the younger age groups in this study.
    Synonyms
    brochure, description, announcement, advertisement
    syllabus, curriculum, catalogue, programme, list, scheme, particulars, schedule, outline, synopsis
    pamphlet, literature

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'view, prospect', from the verb prospicere, from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'.

Rhymes

conspectus

Definition of prospectus in US English:

prospectus

nounprəˈspɛktəsprəˈspektəs
  • A printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise, forthcoming book, etc., in order to attract or inform clients, members, buyers, or investors.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Andy said he has been looking through college websites and prospectuses to decide which course will suit him best and has opted for a course at the University of Bath in Swindon.
    • A prospectus for potential sponsors raises the prospect of boarding academies.
    • Then he busily flicks through the university's Life Sciences prospectus in search of inspiration.
    • I nodded, but obviously he couldn't see me, and neither could anyone else, seeing as I'd gone out of my mom's way after she'd spotted all the college prospectuses and started her anti-escape campaign all over again.
    • I need to sit down with the prospectus from each university and my notes from visiting them and make a table comparing the two.
    • Spell out in the prospectuses sent to potential trainees overseas those specialties in which training and long term career opportunities do not exist, and identify specialties in which they do.
    • After finding a vacancy in your chosen subject area, read the university/college prospectus.
    • ‘We have only just started college and we are already being bombarded with university prospectuses,’ says Lydia.
    • He has already publicly backed the idea of a remake and is quoted in the prospectus issued to potential investors in the movie.
    • A prospectus was issued for shares in the new cattle mart in Skipton.
    • Northern Ireland was the first to scrap league tables, in 2001, instead requiring schools to publish their own annual results in prospectuses for parents to read.
    • Just how much faith can investors have in glossy prospectuses?
    • University websites and prospectuses gave admissions information directed at pupils aged over 16 years, but this was not experienced as meaningful by the younger age groups in this study.
    • He would be seen carting home university prospectuses and claimed he was on the verge of being accepted to one of the top colleges.
    • We believe that this should enable institutions to take account of the provisions in finalising their prospectuses for the academic year 2000-2001.
    • The prospectuses and programs of most American colleges and universities claim to educate for citizenry.
    • The prospectus will also outline the terms of the preferential share offer, allowing investors to buy further stock at a discount.
    • I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice.
    • A round of 38 redundancies has now come to an end and the college will be offering the full range of courses in the new prospectus.
    • Many university prospectuses talk about ‘access’ to courses by disabled students, but the encouragement needs to start earlier.
    Synonyms
    brochure, description, announcement, advertisement

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘view, prospect’, from the verb prospicere, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’.

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