請教8老師，說明Employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit時用這樣

Specifically, this field is one of substantial intrinsic merit for its promise to lead to new and better means for

這句話中用”its promise to lead to new and better means“表示我研究的東西將來才會用，這樣的語氣是不是不夠肯定。請教，多謝
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