Word · Frequency #7763
expectancy
期待，期望
the feeling or state of expecting something to happen
指对某事发生的期待或预期状态
- 1.
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
期望或期待；期待的状态
- 2.
The state of being expected.
被期待的状态
- 3.
Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
未来的占有或享受权益
- 4.
expectation; expected value
期望值；预期价值
期望的事物；期望或期待；期待的状态；被期待的状态；未来的占有或享受权益；期望值；预期价值
In use
Life expectancy has increased significantly over the past century.
There was a sense of expectancy in the audience before the concert began.
The doctor outlined the expectancies for recovery after surgery.
expectancy of sth
The expectancy of a promotion kept him motivated.
对晋升的期待使他保持动力。
in expectancy of sth
They waited in expectancy of good news.
他们期待着好消息而等待。
life expectancy
固定短语，指平均预期寿命。
Life expectancy has increased significantly.
Connections
Collocations
- life expectancy
- 预期寿命
- The life expectancy in that country has increased dramatically.那个国家的预期寿命大幅提高。
- great expectancy
- 巨大期望
- The crowd waited with great expectancy for the announcement.人群带着巨大的期望等待着 announcement。
- high expectancy
- 高期望
- There is a high expectancy of rain this weekend.这个周末下雨的期望很高。
- with expectancy
- 期待地
- She looked at the gift with expectancy.她期待地看着礼物。
- expectancy of success
- 成功的期望
- The team's expectancy of success was high.团队对成功的期望很高。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
期待（expect）某事发生，心中充满期望（expectancy）。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ancy share the spelling pattern. Genuine rhymes with 'expectancy' (stress on second syllable) include 'ascendancy'. Others like 'pregnancy' (first-syllable stress) have a different stressed vowel and do not rhyme, though the unstressed ending is similar.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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