The astronomer's careful observations increased the expectancy of discovering a new comet in the outer solar system.
天文学家的仔细观测增加了在外太阳系发现新彗星的期待。
Which choice best defines “expectancy”?
B — The state of thinking or hoping something will happen. “expectancy” means the state of thinking or hoping something will happen.
Which word means “the state of thinking or hoping something will happen”?
A — expectancy. “expectancy” means the state of thinking or hoping something will happen.
expectancy — the state of thinking or hoping something will happen. In Chinese: 期待，期望.
expectancy is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/.
The astronomer's careful observations increased the expectancy of discovering a new comet in the outer solar system. (天文学家的仔细观测增加了在外太阳系发现新彗星的期待。)
anticipation, hope, prospect — all close in meaning to expectancy (the state of thinking or hoping something will happen).
doubt, despair — each the opposite of expectancy (the state of thinking or hoping something will happen).
Yes. expectancy is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.