expectantadj.
英 ɪk'spekt(ə)nt; ek- | 美 ɪk'spɛktənt
中文adj. 期待的；怀孕的；预期中的\nn. 期待者；候选人
期待的；怀孕的；预期中的
n. 期待者；候选人
词根词源
expectant (adj.)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.
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