意料之中;在预期之内;不足为奇。
用来表示某件事很正常、可以预见,发生了也不奇怪。(也常见变体:as was to be expected, as might be expected)
It was to be expected that the train would be late in such bad weather.
这种糟糕天气下火车晚点是意料之中的。
Her cautious reaction was to be expected, given what happened last time.
考虑到上次发生的事,她的谨慎反应是可以预见的。
/tuː bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd/
expect 来自拉丁语 exspectare(意为“等待、盼望、期望”),由 *ex-*(向外、朝向)+ spectare(看、观察)构成,原意带有“望着将要发生的事、等着看”的感觉。to be expected 字面是“被期待的”,引申为“符合预期、很正常”。
(该表达在文学中多以相近形式出现,如 “as was to be expected” / “as might be expected”)