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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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