单词 | anticipation |
释义 | an·tic·i·pa·tion ![]() n. 1. The act of expecting or foreseeing something; expectation or presentiment: "None are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing" (Samuel Johnson). 2. An expectation: "His heart was light and his anticipations high" (Mark Twain). 3. Action taken in order to prevent or counteract something: The police department's anticipation of unruly behavior after the championship game prevented mayhem. 4. The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use. 5. Music Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved. ![]() harmonic anticipation |
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