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单词 expectancy
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expectancy

noun
/ɪkˈspektənsi/
/ɪkˈspektənsi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of expecting or hoping that something, especially something good or exciting, will happen
    • There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
    see also life expectancy
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExpectancy is used after these nouns:
    • life
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’.
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