unpromising /ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe something as unpromising, you think that it is unlikely to be successful or produce anything good in the future. 没有前途的

  例：

  In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.

  事实上，他的职业生涯开始时看起来非常没有前途。