Prospective

(adj.) of or concerned with or related to the future; 'prospective earnings'; 'a prospective mother'; 'a prospective bride'; 'the statute is solely prospective in operation' .

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• We ignore the prospective reference just because it is so irretrievably implied. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Thinking, on the other hand, is prospective in reference. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• They are, therefore, retrospective and resultant, instead of being prospective or prophetic. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Mr. Brooke again winced inwardly, for Dorothea's engagement had no sooner been decided, than he had thought of Mrs. Cadwallader's prospective taunts. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Whenever an invention of large prospective value comes out, these cases always occur. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He no longer reacts just to his own hunger, but behaves in the light of what others are doing for its prospective satisfaction. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• He then infers certain prospective movements, thus assigning meaning to the bare facts of the given situation. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Père Silas took an interest in this prospective improvement for the sake of religion and the church, whereof Magliore Walravens was a devout daughter. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It robbed France of her one prospective ally. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• They had gambled deeply in the prospective looting of Manchuria and China, and they would suffer no withdrawal. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In view of your prospective alliance with the family I should like to consult you--to consider the case with you--before taking any farther steps. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I beg your pardon, sir; but just because of the prospective relationship, I should prefer your consulting Mr. Skipworth or Mr. Redwood. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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