expectant
英 [ɪkˈspek.tənt]
美 [ɪkˈspek.tənt]
- adj. 期待的;怀孕的;预期中的
- n. 期待者;候选人
将“expectant”分解为“ex-pect-ant”。想象“ex”是“extra”的简化,表示超出、过多,然后是“pect”,联想到“expect”,意为期望或期待,最后是“ant”,表示形容词后缀。整体记忆为:充满超出期望的期待感,形象地记住它是形容词,表示期待、期望的。
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- expectant (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French expectant or directly from Latin expectantem/exspectantem (nominative expectans/exspectans), present participle of expectare/exspectare "await, desire, hope" (see expect). Meaning "pregnant" is by 1861. Related: Expectantly. As a noun, "one who waits in expectation," from 1620s.
- 1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
- 埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。
- 2. Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
- 菲利普在地板上踱来踱去,一副典型的神经紧张的准爸爸形象。
- 3. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
- 她转身望着我,脸上带着期待的表情。
- 4. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur.
- 人群的喧哗平息下来,变成了满怀期待的低语声。
- 5. I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
- 我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。