anticipation

anticipation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction
    期望;预料
    her eyes sparkled with anticipation.
    她眼中闪烁着期望的光芒。
    ■(Music)the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full
    (乐)先现音
常用词组
in anticipation
  1. with the probability or expectation of something happening
    预计,估计;期待
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Latin anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate)
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