英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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。
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