プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
よき【予期】
〔期待〕expectation(s); 〔希望〕(a) hope
予期する｜expect ((a person to do, that)); anticipate ((that))
- 予期に反して
contrary to one's expectations - 特別寒い冬を予期して厚いコートを買った
She bought a heavy coat expecting [in anticipation of] an unusually cold winter. - 彼女が来てくれるとは予期していなかった
I had not expected 「that she would [her to] come. - 津波は予期したよりも早く打ち寄せた
The tsunami [tidal wave] struck earlier than we had anticipated. - 予期していたとおり彼は留守だった
He was out, just as I had feared. - 父母の死は彼の人生に予期しなかった変化をもたらした
His parents' death brought about an unexpected change in his life.