anticipation
/ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Music the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full【乐】先现音。
短语
in anticipation
- with the probability or expectation of something happening预计, 估计; 期待。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin anticipatio（n-）, from the verb anticipare （see ANTICIPATE）.