verb

expect

期望, 預料, 要求

I expect to see you there.

我期望在那裡見到你。

We expect good results.

我們期待好的結果。

I expect that he will be late.

我預料他會遲到。

She is expecting a baby.

她懷孕了。

((sth.)) 期望(某事) We expect good results from the test.

((to-inf)) 預料(做某事) I expect to finish work by 6 PM.

((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 要求(某人做某事) The teacher expects students to be on time.

((that ...)) 認為(...) I expect that he already knows the news.

同義詞:anticipate, await, suppose;反義詞:doubt, despair

源自拉丁語「ex-」(向外)和「spectare」(看)。字面意思是「向外看」,引申為期待。

與「spectacle」(景象)聯繫起來。你「向外看」(ex-spect),期待看到某事。

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