| 释义 |
ex·pect·ant
I. \ikˈspektənt, (ˈ)ek|s-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English expectaunt, from Latin expectant-, exspectant-, expectans, exspectans, present participle of expectare, exspectare to await, look forward to
1.
a. : characterized by expectation : expecting, waiting
< the expectant crowds all curious to catch a glimpse of some familiar face — London Calling >
< spoke as one expectant of unquestioning obedience — S.H.Adams >
b. : expecting the birth of a child
< an expectant father >
specifically : pregnant
< expectant mothers >
2. : having expectations : prospective
< scruples … raised in the mind of the expectant heir — Jonathan Swift >
3. : existing in expectation : in prospect : expected
< the fee expectant on his wife's life estate — Thomas Jarman >
4. of the treatment of disease : involving alleviation of immediate distress without basic interference with the development of the pathologic process : conservative
II. noun
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: one who is expectant; specifically : a candidate for a position |