单词 | according to expectation |
释义 | > as lemmasaccording to (also †unto) (a person's) expectation(s) a. according to (also †unto) (a person's) expectation(s): in a manner conforming to what was hoped for or imagined beforehand; as expected. ΚΠ 1527 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 246 Most hertely praying me, that.., according to his expectacion, I wolde have no les good respecte unto his honour and affaires, than I have to Your Graces propre. 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Ded. sig. aaiijv If dew successe..shoulde not chaunce according vnto theyr hope & expectacion. 1681 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 3) ix. 184 It framed not according to expectation. 1795 W. Jackson New Newgate Cal. II. 31 Both master and man entered the shop in pursuit of the game, and, according to expectation, they found the person wanted. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 40 Nothing had turned out according to her expectations. 1906 Times 7 July 7/5 According to expectation, the Hungarian frontier was closed to Servian produce at midday to-day. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 5 May 23 In purely electoral terms, the results were hardly surprising. Each party performed roughly according to expectations. < as lemmas |
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