happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something 事情尚未发生前就发生(或完成、感觉到)的 an anticipatory flash of excitement. 事情还未发生就突如其来的一阵激动。 ■(Law)(of a breach of contract) taking the form of an announcement or indication that a contract will not be honoured (律)宣称(或有迹象表示)不愿遵守合约的 ■(Grammar)denoting the use of ‘it’ as a dummy subject or object, anticipating the true subject or object, which comes later in the sentence (as in it is easy to please John) (语法)先行的