Expectancy
[ɪk'spekt(ə)nsɪ;ek-] or [ɪk'spɛktənsi]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of expecting ; expectation.
(n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope.
校對:迈拉
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Expectation, hope, expectance.[2]. (Law.) Abeyance, prospect.
伯特兰校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Selden had risen, and was standing before her in an attitude of uncontrollable expectancy. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- It was with feelings of excited expectancy which I could scarce hide that I heard the youth's approach upon the occasion of his next regular visit. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- The frightened slaves about her trembled in wide-eyed expectancy, knowing not whether to pray for our victory or our defeat. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Her look of confidence and diffidence contrasted with Ursula's sensitive expectancy. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- At such times the more exuberant among them called out in an excited manner on our emergence round some corner of expectancy, Here they come! 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- When half a year wasted in vain expectancy, my hope died out, and then I felt dark indeed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He is not disdainful of the study of the lower animals, but invites us to investigate all forms in the expectancy of discovering something natural and beautiful. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
博妮塔校對