英语词汇“expectation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	expectation
释义	ex·pec·ta·tion \ˌekˌspekˈtāshən also ik-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin expectation-, exspectation-, expectatio, exspectatio, from expectatus, exspectatus (past participle of expectare, exspectare) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. archaic a. : the act of waiting < a daily expectation at the gate is the readiest way to gain admittance into the house — Robert South > b. : the state of waiting < sat the livelong day with patient expectation — Shakespeare > 2. a. : the act or action of looking forward : anticipation < had given rise to a general expectation of their marriage — Jane Austen > b. : the state of looking forward : the mental attitude of one who anticipates < no fear of worse … would torment me with cruel expectation — John Milton > 3. : something that is expected : the object of expectancy < the hope and expectation of thy time is ruined — Shakespeare > 4. a. : the basis for expecting something < my soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him — Ps 62:5 (Authorized Version) > b. : prospects of inheritance — usually used in plural < a rich old uncle … from whom I have the greatest expectations — R.B.Sheridan > 5. : the state of being expected — used especially in the phrase in expectation < benefits in expectation > 6. a. : expectancy 4a(2) b. : the value of a chance measured by the product of the amount to be received if an event takes place and the probability of the event — called also mathematical expectation 7. : assumption, supposition, surmise < the expectation that you are always from home prevents my writing to you — Thomas Jefferson >
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