[mass noun]the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction 期望;预料 her eyes sparkled with anticipation. 她眼中闪烁着期望的光芒。 ■(Music)the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full (乐)先现音
常用词组 in anticipation
with the probability or expectation of something happening 预计,估计;期待
语源
late Middle English : from Latin anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate)