[mass noun]the future time 将来,未来 the tremendous shadows which futurity casts upon the present. 未来给当今世界蒙上的巨大阴影。 ■[count noun]a future event 未来的事 ■renewed or continuing existence 来世 the snowdrops were a promise of futurity. 雪花莲预示来世。 ■(US). short for futurity race (美)。 futurity race 的简称