promising
promising — 形容詞
1. giving good reasons to believe that someone or something will be successful, enj
有前景
顯示未來可能成功或有好結果
giving good reasons to believe that someone or something will be successful, enjoyable, or useful in the future
Baraka is a promising young musician who recently won his first national competition.
Baraka 是一名有前景的年輕音樂家，最近剛贏得他的第一場全國比賽。
promising + [role]: typical attributive use describing a person
The results of the medical trial are promising, with most patients showing clear improvement.
這項醫學試驗的結果很有前景，多數患者都顯示出明顯改善。
promising results — common collocation in predicative use
Joaquín received a promising job offer from a technology company in Taipei.
Joaquín 收到一家臺北科技公司的前景看好的工作機會。
The promising start to the season gave fans hope for a championship victory.
這個賽季的開季表現很有希望，讓球迷對爭冠燃起信心。
There are promising signs that the local economy is finally recovering.
有跡象顯示地方經濟終於在復甦，情況頗為樂觀。
- hopeful
more about a person's feeling of optimism; 'promising' focuses on observable signs
- encouraging
suggests active support or a boost to morale; 'promising' is more neutral about the outcome
- bright
informal, used mainly with 'future' or 'prospects'; less common with people
- favorable
describes conditions or circumstances rather than inherent qualities
- unpromising
direct opposite — lacking signs of future success
- discouraging
opposite in effect — causes someone to lose confidence or hope
文法句型
promising + noun
be/look/sound/seem + promising
用法筆記
Frequently paired with nouns such as start, sign, result, future, or career. Also used predicatively after verbs like look, sound, and seem. Unlike hopeful, which focuses on a person's feelings, promising emphasises visible evidence or outward signs of future success.