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    expectation の英語での意味

    expectationexpectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ noun すべての翻訳を見る1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happen起こるだろうと思うこと、または期待することexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.しばらくの間、彼は自分が死ぬだろうという予感を抱きながら生きていた。in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.アンは、もうすぐ家族にまた会えるという期待を胸にドイツを去った。against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.誰もが思いもよらなかったが、5時に起きるのは実は冬の方が楽だ。 Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.期待を高めておきながら(=人々をより希望に満ちた気持ちにさせておきながら)、彼が実際に助けたのはほんの数人だった。above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.利益は予想を下回っている。beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.ジーナは私たちの期待を超える成功を収めた。 The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).そのショーはすべての期待を上回った(=予想よりはるかに素晴らしかった)。come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).彼のパフォーマンスは私たちの期待に応えるものではなかった(=期待していたほど良くなかった)。 The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).参加者数は期待を下回った(=予想より少なかった)。2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behave物事のあるべき姿や人の振る舞いに対する感覚や信念expectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.結婚に対して高い期待を持つ女性は、しばしば失望することになる。 Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.医師と看護スタッフの両方に対して、まったく非現実的な期待を持つ人もいる。3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to liveある人が生きると予測される年数 SYN  life expectancyCOLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meanings 1 & 2– 語義 1 と 2adjectives形容詞high (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.多くの親と同じように、私たちも子どもたちに高い期待を持っている。low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.彼らの成功への期待はかなり低かった。great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.移民たちは大きな期待を胸に船でアメリカへと向かった。reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)· It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.難しい手術だが、私たちは成功の合理的な見込みを持っている。realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)· The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.その病気は治癒できないため、患者は現実的な期待を持たなければならない。unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.あなたはその期間内に達成できることについて非現実的な期待を抱いていたと思う。legitimate expectations law法律 (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.その男性たちは公正な審問を受けるという正当な期待を持っている。growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.今後5年間で中国経済は大幅に成長し、豊かさへの期待が高まるだろう。general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.既婚カップルは子どもを持つものだという一般的な期待があった。family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.第一子に対する親の期待はかなり高くなりがちだ。social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.1960年代から70年代にかけて、男性的・女性的な行動に対する社会的期待は大きく変化した。career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)· People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.自尊心の低い人は、通常キャリアへの期待も低い。verbs動詞have expectations (also hold expectations formalフォーマル)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.多くの出稼ぎ労働者は到着した当初は高い期待を持っていたが、今はそうではない。raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.期待を高めておきながら、政府はその約束を果たせなかった。lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)· If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.夢のマイホームを購入する余裕がなければ、期待を下げなければならないかもしれない。come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.その試合はつまらなく、私たちの期待にまったく応えられなかった。fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formalフォーマル (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.そのバンドはファンの期待に応えることができなかった。exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.その休暇は私たちの期待を上回った。fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.昨年の我々の利益は予想を下回った。create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.ここ数週間の出来事が、景気後退への予測を生み出している。confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)· The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.その芝居は観客の期待をまったく覆す。phrasesフレーズabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.先月の経済成長は予想を上回った。below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.12月の小売売上高は予想を大幅に下回った。beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)· The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.その作業を完了するのに2か月かかったが、あらゆる期待をはるかに超える成功を収めた。against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.私たちの予想に反して、株価は実際に上昇した。