英语词汇“expectancy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expectancy

/ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi

/ /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/

noun (plural expectancies) [mass noun]

The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen: they waited with an air of expectancy [count noun]: our expectancies about the future...

There is always an air of excitement and expectancy as people begin to arrive long before the service starts and are often prepared to stand throughout.
They transform the garden from the greyness of winter to the hopeful expectancy that arrives with the spring.
She couldn't seem to shake a feeling of expectancy, an anticipation for something that she couldn't name.

Synonyms

anticipation, expectation, eagerness, hope, hopefulness;

excitement, suspense

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare 'look out for' (see expect).

单词	expectancy
释义	expectancy /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi / /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ noun (plural expectancies) [mass noun] The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen: they waited with an air of expectancy [count noun]: our expectancies about the future... There is always an air of excitement and expectancy as people begin to arrive long before the service starts and are often prepared to stand throughout. They transform the garden from the greyness of winter to the hopeful expectancy that arrives with the spring. She couldn't seem to shake a feeling of expectancy, an anticipation for something that she couldn't name. Synonyms anticipation, expectation, eagerness, hope, hopefulness; excitement, suspense Origin Early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare 'look out for' (see expect).
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