transferred. An object of hope; that which is hoped for.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > object of hope (5) hopea1382 transferred. An object of hope; that which is hoped for. expectancya1616 A person who or thing which is a focus for expectation. Obsolete. rare. expectance1663 Something from which results are expected. Obsolete. rare. spes1815 A hope or expectancy, esp. of some future benefit. Also in various Latin phrases (see quots. 1959). white hope1911 Originally: any white boxer who it was hoped might beat Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion (1908–15). Hence: a white person… |
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