英语名词 愿望expectation可数吗?

用法不同,所以有时是可数,有时是不可数.

例如：

1.作为一种对某种东西的一种期望时,可数

2.作为希望或愿望时,既可数也不可数

He won't accept the job unless the salary is up to his expectations.这里expections为什么要用复数？

He won't accept the job unless the salary is up to his expectations.

这里expections用复数表示他对工资的期待值不是单一的一个数。

除非工资达到他的期望，否则他不会接受这份工作。

英语名词 愿望expectation可数吗？

即可作为可数名词也可作为不可数名词

1、作为希望或愿望时，既可数也不可数

1 [uncountable and countable] what you think or hope will happenexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.

in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.

against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.

Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.

above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.

beyond (somebody's) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.

The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).

come/live up to (somebody's) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations

(=was not as good as we expected)

The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).

2、作为一种对某种东西的一种期望时，可数，通常使用复数形式

2 [countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behaveexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.

Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.

expectation的用法及固定搭配

一、用法

expect动词，意为“预料，预期，预计”，这个单词是初中就学过的一个单词。今天从词根的角度来重新认识一下这个单词。前缀ex-=out，向外，词根spect看，根义就是向外看。

对没有发生的事情提前“向外看”，也就是对未来发生的事情进行“预料，预期，预计”。expectation是expect的派生名词，意为“期望，预期”。

例句：

The performance lived up to all our expectations.

表演十分成功，完全达到了我们的预期。

Expectations are low for the three-day meeting as all the leaders face domestic challenges at home.

与会领导人在国内都面临挑战，所以外界对三天会议的结果预期不高。

二、相关搭配：

in expectation 期望着；意料之中

expectation value 期待值

expectation of life 平均寿命；预期寿命（等于life expectancy）

mathematical expectation 数学的期望值

live up to expectations 按照期望做到，不负众望

rational expectation 理性预期；合理预期

beyond expectation 出乎意料

expectation effect 期望效应

have expectations of (对…)抱有期望

扩展资料

相关词义辨析：

expectation、hope、outlook、prospect这些名词都有“期望，指望”之意。

1、expectation指期待某事发生或假设某事能发生，多含揣想的意味。

2、hope通常指建立在愿望基础上的期待。这种期待有可能发生或实现，但也可能相反。

3、outlook多指根据征兆或分析对要发生的事情的愿望或预料。

4、prospect与outlook的含义相近，但侧重对成功、利润和舒适生活等方面的期待。

expectation词组

【expectation】名词

期待，预期（既可以作可数名词，又可以做不可数名词）

如：expectation is better than realization. 期待总比现实美。

His new book did not come up to expectation. 他的新作没有达到预期水平。

期望、预期的事物

He that would make sure of success should keep his passion cool, and his expectation low. ——Collier      想成功的人头脑要冷静，期望要降低。——科里亚

He had that look of eager, deserving expectation.他的目光流露出那种急切的、渴求的期待。

前程

The parents have great expectations for her future.父母对她的前程有很大的期望。

I wish you all a prosperous expectation. 我祝愿你们前程似锦

【相关搭配】

1.动词+expectation

answer the expectations of  不辜负…的期望

cherish〔have, hold〕 an expectation  抱有希望

defeat an expectation  使失望

fulfil〔realize〕 expectation  实现希望

invite expectation  引起希望

meet one's expectation  符合…的希望

2.形容词+expectation

common〔general〕 expectation  一般预计,普遍预料

patient expectation  耐心的期待

3.介词+expectation

according to expectation  根据预料

against expectations  事与愿违

beyond all〔contrary〕 to expectations  完全出乎意料

money in expectation  指望得到的钱

a man of expectations  具有远大前程的人

fall short of **'s expectation  辜负某人的期望

4.expectation+介词

expectation of   …的期望,对…的期望

expectation of life  预期寿命

【常用短语】

fall short of **'s expectations = not come up to (**'s) expectations 辜负了某人的期望

live up to one's expectations 不辜负某人的期望

如：

The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations.他推荐的旅店与我们心目中的期望相去甚远。

Her film performance didn't come up to expectations.她在影片中的表演有负众望。

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