Word · Frequency #18997
expectant
期待者;等候者
a person who expects or awaits something
- 1.
A person who expects or awaits something.
期待或等待某事的人。
期待或等待某事的人。;预期者;期待者;候选人
In use
The expectants outside the theater waited patiently for the actors to arrive.
She was among the expectants who hoped to win the scholarship.
Each expectant received a number and was told to wait in the hall.
an expectant
expectant 作名词时指“期待或等待某事的人”,前面可加不定冠词。
An expectant at the gate looked anxiously at the road.
大门口的一个等待者焦急地看着道路。
expectants
作“期待者”讲时常用复数,指一群等待的人。
The expectants waited quietly for the announcement.
等待者们静静地等候公告。
Common mistakes
There are many expectant in the hall.There are many expectants in the hall.
expectant 作名词时是可数名词,指“期待者/等候者”。表示多个期待者时要用复数 expectants;汉语没有复数标记,容易漏掉 -s。
His expectant was obvious from his face.His expectation was obvious from his face.
expectant 作名词时指“期待的人”,不表示“期待/期望”这种抽象状态;表示心情或预期结果时应用 expectation。
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Confusing words
- expectation
- 期待;预期;期望 · expectant 指“期待或等待的人”,是名词;expectation 指“期待的心情”或“预期的事情”。二者词形相近,但一个指人,一个指事或情绪。
- expect
- 预料;期待;要求 · expect 是动词,后接宾语、从句或不定式,表示“预料或要求”;expectant 是名词,指“期待的人”。注意词性不同,不能互换。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
把expectant拆成expect(期待)和-ant(表人后缀)来记:满怀期待等着某事的人。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式书面语、文学或修辞语境 expectant 作名词指“期待者、等候者”,多用于正式书面语或文学修辞语境,日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
作为名词时表示“期待者”,可数名词,复数形式为 expectants。
Pronunciation & Spelling
expectant 读 /ɪksˈpektənt/;这些词都以 -ant 结尾,除 confidant 外末尾的 -ant 都读 /ənt/,与 expectant 的结尾 /ənt/ 相同,但没有一个词与 expectant 完全押韵,因为重读元音及其后的辅音不同(如 attendant /əˈtendənt/、pregnant /ˈprɛɡnənt/)。注意 confidant 的 -ant 读 /ænt/,不是 /ənt/,是形近音异词。
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。
Learn the forms together
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