outlook

/ˈaʊtlʊk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtlʊk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k/ (ame, mw)

outlook — noun

  • outlooksingular
  • outlooksplural

1. the condition that seems likely in the time ahead for a person, activity, or sit

1.名詞C1
釋義

the condition that seems likely in the time ahead for a person, activity, or situation

例句

The job outlook for new teachers looks better this year.

outlook for + group

After the storm, the outlook for local farms remained uncertain.

同義詞
  • prospect

    often sounds slightly more formal and can stress chances of success

  • forecast

    focuses more on a prediction based on facts or data

  • future

    a broader everyday word that does not itself suggest evaluation

文法句型

outlook for + noun

improve the outlook for + noun

economic outlook

用法筆記

Often appears after adjectives such as good, poor, bleak, or bright, and commonly takes for before the person, industry, or situation being discussed. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about someone's general way of thinking rather than events that are likely to happen.

常見錯誤

❌The future outlook of the company is good.
✅The outlook for the company is good.
💡This sense commonly uses 'outlook for', so adding 'future' or using 'of' is usually unnecessary.

2. the usual way a person or group sees life, events, or the world

2.名詞C2
釋義

the usual way a person or group sees life, events, or the world

例句

Years abroad gave Hana a wider outlook on life.

outlook on life

Ken's calm outlook helped the team after the bad news.

同義詞
  • attitude

    the most general word for how someone thinks or feels about something

  • mindset

    stresses a fixed or habitual mental pattern

  • perspective

    often highlights the angle from which something is understood

文法句型

outlook on + noun

outlook on life

positive outlook

用法筆記

This sense is often modified by positive, negative, hopeful, or calm, and it commonly takes on before the area of life being discussed. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes likely future conditions, not a person's attitude.

常見錯誤

❌My outlook about life changed after college.
✅My outlook on life changed after college.
💡This sense normally uses 'on', especially in the common phrase 'outlook on life'.

3. the scene you can look out at from a building or another fixed place

3.名詞C1
釋義

the scene you can look out at from a building or another fixed place

例句

The cabin's outlook over the lake was clear at sunrise.

outlook over + place

The apartment has an outlook over the old harbor.

同義詞
  • view

    the most common everyday word for what you can see from a place

  • scene

    focuses more on the picture itself than on the viewing position

  • prospect

    a more literary or formal word in this physical sense

文法句型

outlook over + place

room with an outlook

outlook from + place

用法筆記

Common in hotel, travel, and property descriptions, often with over, toward, or from. In everyday speech, many speakers choose view more often than outlook for this meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel room has a beautiful outlook to the sea.
✅The hotel room has a beautiful outlook over the sea.
💡With this sense, English more often uses 'over' before the place you can see.