プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4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 come [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.