ex·pec·tant /-tənt/
預期者,期待者(a.)預期的,期待的
ex·pec·tant /-tənt/ 形容詞
預期的,等待的
Ex·pect·ant a. Waiting in expectation; looking for; Med. waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
Expectant estate Law, an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy.
Ex·pect·ant, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
An expectant of future glory. --South.
Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
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expectant
adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant,
anticipative]
2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
"was great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, gravid,
great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]