| 单词 | anticipation |
| 释义 | anticipation /an tis'euh pay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated. 2. realization in advance; foretaste. 3. expectation or hope. 4. previous notion; slight previous impression. 5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience. 6. Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate. 7. Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord. [1540-50; ( < MF) < L anticipation- (s. of anticipatio), equiv. to anticipat(us) (ptp.; see ANTICIPATE) + -ion- -ION] |
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