late 14c., from Old French expectant or directly from Latin expectantem/exspectantem (nominative expectans/exspectans), present participle of expectare/exspectare "await, desire, hope" (see expect). Meaning "pregnant" is by 1861. Related: Expectantly. As a noun, "one who waits in expectation," from 1620s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
埃米遇見(jiàn)的準(zhǔn)媽媽們個(gè)個(gè)洋溢著自豪和喜悅。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
菲利普在地板上踱來(lái)踱去，一副典型的神經(jīng)緊張的準(zhǔn)爸爸形象。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
她轉(zhuǎn)身望著我，臉上帶著期待的表情。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur.
人群的喧嘩平息下來(lái)，變成了滿懷期待的低語(yǔ)聲。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.