expectancy
/ɪkˈspektənsɪ/noun
( pl. -ies)［mass noun］
- the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case期望; 期待; 期盼：
they waited with an air of expectancy
他们带着一种期盼的神色等待着
count noun expectancies about people.对人们的期望。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare 'look out for' （see EXPECT）.