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expectancy是什么意思

expectancy

英 [ɪk'spekt(ə)nsɪ; ek-] 美 [ɪk'spɛktənsi]

n. 期望，期待

英文词源

expectancy (n.): 1590s, from Medieval Latin expectantia, from Latin expectans (see expectant) + -ancy. Related: Expectance.

双语例句

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。

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。

3. The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.: 支持者们充满了期待。

4. The average life expectancy was 40.: 平均期望寿命曾是40岁。

5. There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.: 等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。