名词 “expectation”
单数expectation,复数expectations或不可数
- 预期
The children's eyes gleamed with expectation of ice cream after dinner.
- 期望(多指对积极结果的希望)
The children had high expectations for the trip to the amusement park.
- 期待(多指对应发生的事情的强烈信念)
The new software did not meet the expectations we had.
- 期望值
The expectation of rolling a die is 3.5, since it's the average of all possible outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) over a large number of rolls.