anticipate
英 [?n't?s?pe?t]
美 [?n't?s?'pet]
助記提示
1、anti- "before" + cip- + -ate.
2、literally "taking into possession beforehand". => expect, be aware of (something) coming at a future time.
中文詞源
anticipate 預期前綴ante-, 在前。詞根cip, 同cap, 拿，抓，見capture.
英文詞源
- anticipate (v.)
- 1530s, "to cause to happen sooner," a back-formation from anticipation, or else from Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," literally "taking into possession beforehand," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable).
Later "to be aware of (something) coming at a future time" (1640s). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect. Related: Anticipated; anticipating.
雙語例句
- 1. What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.
- 杰夫預先回答了我的下一個問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?
- 你是否期望你的伴侶不等你提出就主動滿足你的需要？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Anticipate any tough questions and rehearse your answers.
- 預先考慮可能遇到的各種棘手問題，并且自己練習回答。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We don't anticipate any major problems.
- 我們預料不會發生什么大問題。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
- 盡量預見你的孩子會干什么，并預先阻止問題發生。
來自《權威詞典》