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Expectant

“Expectant”是形容词,表示等待或期待某事发生的;常用于描述期待某事的人(如期待婴儿的人,即怀孕的)。

  1. “She stood in the expectant silence before the concert began.” (她在音乐会开始前站在期待的寂静中。)
  2. “The family was expectant, waiting for their first child.” (这个家庭充满期待,等待他们的第一个孩子。)
  3. “An expectant crowd stood by the gate, waiting for the band to appear.” (一群期待的人群站在门口,等待乐队出现。)

“Expectant”来自拉丁语”expectant-”,是”expectāre”(“等待、期待”)的现在分词,通过古法语和中古英语传入。

“Expectant”由前缀”ex-”(出)+ 词根”spect-”(看)+ 后缀”-ant”(现在分词/形容词)构成。

“Expectant”在14世纪首次使用。这个词常用于描述充满期待的状态,在医学语境中特指怀孕的女性。

  • 动词形式: “expect”(期待)
  • 名词形式: “expectancy”(期待、预期)

“Expectant”的音标是/ɪkˈspɛktənt/,可以联想”expect”(期待)+ “-ant”(的),想象期待的状态。

“The expectant mother glowed with happiness as she prepared for the arrival of her baby. Her expectant family members were equally excited about the new addition to the family.” (这位期待的母亲在准备迎接宝宝时洋溢着幸福。她期待的家人同样对这个家庭的新成员感到兴奋。)