expectancy

n.

期待，期望；期望的东西；

复数：expectancies

life expectancy预期寿命；平均寿命

expectancy theory期望理论

1. A quiver of expectancy ran through the audience.
   全场引颈以待，群情鼎沸。
2. Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.
   我紧张而满怀期望地等着我的名字被叫到。
3. Women have a higher life expectancy than men.
   女人比男人的预期寿命长。
4. A number of social factors influence life expectancy.
   诸多社会因素左右着人的预期寿命。

Expectancy changes in depression and schizophrenia
Demography. Broken limits to life expectancy.
Expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation: A developmental perspective.
A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century.
Mortality in sickle cell disease. Life expectancy and risk factors for early death.
Obesity in Adulthood and Its Consequences for Life Expectancy: A Life-Table Analysis
Functional imaging of neural responses to expectancy and experience of monetary gains and losses.
Regional patterns of disability-free life expectancy and disability-adjusted life expectancy: global Burden of Disease Study.
Health-related quality of life and health-adjusted life expectancy of people with diabetes in Ontario, Canada, 1996-1997
Low risk-factor profile and long-term cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality and life expectancy: findings for 5 large cohor...