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源自拉丁语 'expectare',由 'ex-'(向外)和 'spectare'(看)组成,意为'向外看'或'期待'。
❶ 预料中的,预期的。指某事或某情况是事先想到或计划好的,符合人们的预判。
“The expected arrival time of the train is 3 PM.”
(预计火车到达时间是下午3点。)
“The results were not as expected, causing some disappointment.”
(结果不如预期,让人有些失望。)
as expected — 正如预料的那样,用来描述事情的发展或结果与之前的预期完全一致。
“As expected, the team won the championship easily.”
(正如预期的那样,这支队伍轻松赢得了冠军。)