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单词 expectational
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•pec•ta•tion /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the act or the state of expecting;
    anticipation.
  2. [countable] something expected.
  3. Often, expectations. [plural] a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations.
See -spec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•pec•ta•tion  (ek′spek tāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or the state of expecting:to wait in expectation.
  2. the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
  3. an expectant mental attitude:a high pitch of expectation.
  4. something expected;
    a thing looked forward to.
  5. Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit:to have great expectations.
  6. the degree of probability that something will occur:There is little expectation that he will come.
  7. StatisticsSee mathematical expectation. 
  8. the state of being expected:a large sum of money in expectation.
  • Latin expectātiōn- (stem of expectātiō) an awaiting, equivalent. to expectāt(us) (past participle of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1530–40
ex′pec•tation•al, adj. 
ex′pec•tation•ist, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.

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