【expectation音标】 英[ˌekspekˈteɪʃn] 美[ˌekspekˈteɪʃn]
【单词释义】 expectation是什么意思：
n.期待；预期；前程；[数]期望值
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] expectations
【关联词/派生词】
expect vt.期望；预料
expectancy n. [U,C] 预料；预期；期待；盼望
【expectation形近词/近似词】
quotation n.引用，引证；引语，引文；引述
interpretation n.解释，说明；表演；理解
plantation n.种植园，大农场；人工林场
dictation n.口授，听写；命令
adaptation n.适应;改编本
temptation n.诱惑，引诱；诱惑物，诱人的事物
consultation n.商议，磋商；商讨会；[医]会诊；请教，咨询
rotation n.旋转，转动；旋转一周（一圈）；轮流，交替；轮班
【单词例句】
◇ With the expectation of distinguishing their own importance, some people leave the beaten track and file strange products with us now and then, for example, lantern that can be attached on your forehead, cubic walnuts, refrigerator made of straw and glue, perfume that nobody can bear to smell, and so on.
为了显示与众不同，时不时就有人违反常规，向我们提交一些奇怪的产品申请，例如固定在前额的信号灯、立方体的胡桃、用稻草和胶水制作的冰箱、没人能受得了的香水等。
---- Strange Patent Applications
◇ 3. Give me an example of a time when you made a mistake or didn't deliver on expectations, what happened? What did you learn?
（3）举例说说你曾犯过的错误或未能按预期完成任务的经历，发生了什么事？你学到了什么？
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ In fact, the aversion touched many cultures, from the long-standing taboo in Islamic countries against eating and drinking with one's left hand, to the expectation in ancient Japan that any wife who didn't favor her right could be legally divorced on the spot, no questions asked.
事实上，古人对左手的厌恶跨越多国文化，从伊斯兰国家长久以来对于用左手吃喝的禁忌，到日本古代不爱用右手的妻子可能会当场被休，合理合法，连质询都不需要。