expectancy
英 [ɪkˈspektənsi]
美 [ɪkˈspektənsi]
n. 预料; 预期; 期待; 盼望
复数:expectancies
Collins.1 / BNC.7763 / COCA.7655
牛津词典
noun
- 预料;预期;期待;盼望
the state of expecting or hoping that sth, especially sth good or exciting, will happen- There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。
- There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
柯林斯词典
英英释义
noun
- something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- an expectation