Expectancy
[ ɪk'spɛktənsi ]
其它 Other
n. 期待，期望;期望的东西;
💡 词根助记
expect期望+ancy名词后缀→期待，期望
📝 例句
There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
expectancy
n[U]
state of expecting or hoping 预料; 预计; 期待; 盼望; 指望
a look/feeling of expectancy 期望的神色[心情]
She went to meet him with an air of expectancy, ie as if expecting him to bring sth. 她去见他时带著有所期待的神情. Cf 参看 life expectancy (life).
🔁 扩展释义
n. 期待, 期望的事物, 嘱望, 希望, 期望, 预期【医】 预期【经】 预期数, 预期价值
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The 100-metre race.
100米赛跑
But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
但他们仍然把自己的长统袜挂在床脚边。
That's what we did in China in the old days, before thermoses were invented, said Wei Hua.
“那是我们中国从前未发明出热水瓶时的做法。”魏华说。