| 单词 | in expectance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin expectance Phrases P1. beyond (also †above) (a person's) expectance: outside the realm of what is expected; beyond or surpassing expectations. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1614 R. Brathwait Schollers Medley 66 The hopes of these men attaine sometimes ends aboue expectance. 1659 Lady Alimony v. vi. sig. K3v Who..rais'd their ruin'd Fortunes Above Expectance! 1789 Countess Dowager of Carlisle Thoughts in Form of Maxims addressed to Young Ladies 44 If elevated by alliance beyond your expectance, endeavour to support that advantage by the dignity of your actions. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. vi. 173 Take advantage of his absence, Mark; it is a grace that God gives thee beyond expectance. 1869 J. Grant Girl he Married III. xxviii. 270 I confess that this scene has gone quite beyond my expectance, and my patience, too. 1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 12 Jan. (Mag.) 6 She felt no urgency about getting to the hospital, where Chelsea was having an ‘incredibly healthy day—beyond expectance’. P2. in expectance. Now rare. a. In a state or condition of being expected; in prospect. ΚΠ 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xlii. 1130 The Macedonian warre was in daily expectance [L. in expectatione]. 1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 119 In hope & expectance he hath the reversion of Heaven and happinesse. 1790 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XXVII. 256 It was not..from what was actually enjoyed, and in possession, that independence was to be looked for, but from what was in expectance. 1840 Casket Nov. 217/1 They considered their worst cares and sorrows as being brought to an end; and nought was in expectance for them but love and enjoyment. 1900 F. Remington Men with Bark On 106 Any Indians who might be viewing that log house with little schemes of murder in expectance. b. Law. Of property: expected to be inherited, esp. as remainder or reversion. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Expectative, Benefices conferez en expectative, In reuersion, or expectance. 1714 W. Nelson Lex Testamentaria 444 In the Case of a Devise a Freehold may be in Expectance. 1824 A. Stearns Summary Law & Pract. Real Actions vi. 329 And of course the donor..had now, by the construction given to the statute, the fee simple in expectance. 1904 Med. Brief 32 937/1 As a matter of fact, Percy had property in expectance to the amount of £3,000 at the time of his death. < as lemmas |
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