单词	expectancies
释义	expectancy noun ex·​pec·​tan·​cy ik-ˈspek-tən(t)-sē  plural expectancies 1 a : the act, action, or state of expecting the strange expectancy that getting on any train gives us John Updike b : the state of being expected occurs with an expectancy slightly greater than usual 2 a : something expected their belief led to an expectancy b : the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability life expectancy Synonyms anticipation contemplation expectance expectation prospect See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise Recent Examples on the Web Life expectancy increases continuously with income, and the connection affects all races, and urban and rural areas alike. jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Life expectancy estimates can change with the addition of more data and further analysis. Mike Stobbe, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Life expectancy estimates can change with the addition of more data and further analysis. Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Life expectancy estimates can change with the addition of more data and further analysis. Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Life expectancy averages for U.S. adults in 2021 dropped for the second year in a row due in large part to the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a preliminary report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 Life expectancy rose for decades, but progress stalled before the pandemic. Mike Stobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Life expectancy after diagnosis has inched upward, from 10 to 17 months to almost three years. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 June 2022 Life expectancy and age distribution differ by race and ethnicity, and adjusting for age standardizes that difference. Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 16 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing expectancy life expectancy life expectancy Medical Definition expectancy noun ex·​pec·​tan·​cy -ˈspek-tən-sē  plural expectancies : the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability see life expectancy Legal Definition expectancy noun ex·​pec·​tan·​cy plural expectancies : something expected: as a : an interest held by a person who may receive something (as a bequest) in the future but has no enforceable right to it b : the benefit that will be received from a contract if performed expectancies noun plural of expectancy as in anticipations the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance anticipations expectations expectances contemplations prospects apprehensions alarms forebodings misgivings dreads alarums
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