The expectation that volcanic activity would resume prompted geologists to install additional seismic monitors around the crater.
火山活动将再次爆发的期望促使地质学家在火山口周围安装额外的地震监测仪。
Which choice best defines “expectation”?
B — Hope, belief that something will happen. “expectation” means hope, belief that something will happen.
Which word means “hope, belief that something will happen”?
D — expectation. “expectation” means hope, belief that something will happen.
expectation — hope, belief that something will happen. In Chinese: 期望，期待.
expectation is pronounced /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/.
The expectation that volcanic activity would resume prompted geologists to install additional seismic monitors around the crater. (火山活动将再次爆发的期望促使地质学家在火山口周围安装额外的地震监测仪。)
anticipation, hope, belief — all close in meaning to expectation (hope, belief that something will happen).
doubt, disappointment — each the opposite of expectation (hope, belief that something will happen).
Yes. expectation 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.
expect(hope, anticipate)+ation.