expectancy
- 英式英标[ɪk\'spɛktənsi]
- 美式音标[ɪk\'spekt(ə)nsɪ; ek-]
英文词源
- expectancy (n.)
- 1590s, from Medieval Latin expectantia, from Latin expectans (see expectant) + -ancy. Related: Expectance.
实用例句
- 1. Average life expectancy went down from about 70 to 67.
- 平均预期寿命从70岁左右降到了67岁。
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- 2. Three of the six have comfortably exceeded their normal life expectancy.
- 6人中已经有3人轻松超过了正常的预期寿命。
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- 3. The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.
- 支持者们充满了期待。
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- 4. The average life expectancy was 40.
- 平均期望寿命曾是40岁。
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- 5. There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
- 等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。
来自《权威词典》
