名複: anticipations
n.
- 預期,期望;預料[U][C]
- 預期的事物[C]
- 預感,預知[U]
- 先發制人,搶先[U]
- 【律】(信託財產收益的)預支
- 【音】先來音
片語
in anticipation
- 預先
in anticipation of
- 期待著;預計到
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
the action of anticipating; expectation or prediction.▸Music the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full.
Etymology
ME: from L. anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》