- expectation (n.)
[expectation 词源字典]
- 1530s, from Middle French expectation (14c.) or directly from Latin expectationem/exspectationem (nominative expectatio/exspectatio) "anticipation, an awaiting," noun of action from past participle stem of expectare/exspectare (see expect). Related: Expectations.[expectation etymology, expectation origin, 英语词源]