expectancy
n. 期待,期望
Expectancy is the feeling or hope that something exciting, interesting, or good is about to happen.
The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.
支持者们充满了期待。
1. pleasurable expectation
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm);
Average life expectancy has risen from 36 years before liberation to 65 years at present.
平均期望寿命已由解放前的36岁提高到目前的65岁.
Captain tell you the life expectancy for pilots around here?
上校告诉你们飞行员的平均寿命有多长 吗 ?
The powers of expectancy are even more obvious in higher level processing, such as speech perception.
期望的影响更是显而易见, 例如语言感受.
Two days later, toward noon, Sandy began to show signs of excitement and feverish expectancy.
两天以后, 在快到晌午的时候, 桑弟忽然兴奋起来,心焦面热,好象有所期待似的.
Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.
日本人的平均寿命非常长.