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expect [ɪkˈspɛkt]:
If you expect
something to happen, you believe that it will happen.【預期;預料;期待】
【分解】:
【前缀】e = out,表:向外地。
【字根】spect = look/see,表:看。
【分析】:expect = 看出去;向外看。引申為:期望;預料;指望。
For example,
Don't expect
me to come and visit you there. 別指望我會去那兒看你。