| 单词 | expectation of life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexpectation of life P5. expectation of life: = life expectancy n. at life n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > expectation of life expectation of life1725 life expectancy1848 life expectation1867 liveability1914 1725 A. de Moivre Annuities upon Lives Pref. p. iv The Expectation of Life, is that Duration which may justly be expected from a Life of a given Age. 1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. Expectation of Life..is the..number of years of life, which a person of a given age may, upon an equality of chance, expect to enjoy. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. ii. 418 The expectation of life among the government annuitants. 1874 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. (1875) 20 i. 527 The expectation of life was 22 years, but he died within 1 year of effecting his insurance. 1916 Mich. Alumnus Dec. 132 The expectation of life at the age of one is considerably better than at birth. 1994 Univ. Toronto Law Jrnl. 44 140 However, the courts did take into account sub-heads of non-pecuniary loss: usually for pain and suffering, loss of expectation of life, and loss of amenities. < as lemmas |
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