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单词 anticipatory
释义 an·tic·i·pa·to·ry
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷pəˌtōrē, -ȯrē, -ri, or chiefly Brit -ˌpā_tə-\ adjective
1. : characterized by anticipation
 < could scarcely repress the anticipatory shiver — Mary Austin >
: anticipating
 < an elder who has given a child a gift and waits, anticipatory, for delighted thanks — J.H.Wheelwright >
2. : standing as formal subject or object in place of a following word or word group especially when it is the logical subject or object
 < it in it is customary to kiss the bride and in he found it necessary to tell us or French c' in c'est à vous que je parle “it is to you that I am speaking” or German es in es ist möglich, dass er kommen wird “it is possible that he will come” are anticipatory >
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