outlook
/ˈaʊtlʊk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtlʊk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k/ (ame, mw)
outlook — 名詞
- outlooksingular
- outlooksplural
1. the condition that seems likely in the time ahead for a person, activity, or sit
前景；展望
未來可能的發展情況
the condition that seems likely in the time ahead for a person, activity, or situation
The job outlook for new teachers looks better this year.
今年新進教師的就業前景看來比較好了。
outlook for + group
After the storm, the outlook for local farms remained uncertain.
暴風雨過後，當地農場的前景仍然不明朗。
Cheap fuel improved the outlook for small fishing companies.
便宜的燃料改善了小型漁業公司的展望。
By spring, doctors said her outlook was much brighter.
到了春天，醫生說她的情況樂觀多了。
New orders changed the outlook for the family business.
新訂單改變了這家家庭企業的前景。
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
2. the usual way a person or group sees life, events, or the world
心態；看法
看待人生或事情的方式
the usual way a person or group sees life, events, or the world
Years abroad gave Hana a wider outlook on life.
多年旅居國外，讓 Hana 對人生有了更開闊的看法。
outlook on life
Ken's calm outlook helped the team after the bad news.
Ken 冷靜的心態，幫助團隊撐過壞消息帶來的衝擊。
The book shaped my outlook on work and family.
那本書塑造了我對工作與家庭的看法。
Teachers praised Lucia's positive outlook during the hard winter.
老師們稱讚 Lucia 在艱難冬天裡仍保持正面的心態。
A fearful outlook can make small problems seem huge.
害怕的心態會讓小問題看起來很嚴重。
- 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
3. the scene you can look out at from a building or another fixed place
景色；視野
從某處往外看到的景象
the scene you can look out at from a building or another fixed place
The cabin's outlook over the lake was clear at sunrise.
日出時，這間小木屋望出去的湖景特別清楚。
outlook over + place
The apartment has an outlook over the old harbor.
這間公寓可以看到老港口的景色。
Guests loved the room's outlook toward the snowy mountains.
客人們很喜歡這個房間望向雪山的視野。
The top floor offers an outlook over the market square.
頂樓可以看到市場廣場的景色。
Trees blocked our outlook from the kitchen window.
樹木擋住了我們從廚房窗戶望出去的視野。
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.