预期

• 拼音: yù qī
• 汉字拆解: 预 = 予 + 页, beforehand; 期 = 其 + 月, period/expect

含义

To expect; to anticipate. The expected outcome or anticipated result.

Used for expectations about future events or outcomes. Often appears in business and economic contexts: 预期收益 (expected returns), 超出预期 (exceed expectations), 低于预期 (below expectations). Can be used as both a verb and a noun.

例句

1. 这次考试的结果比我预期的要好。
2. 公司今年的销售额达到了预期目标。
3. 专家预期经济将在下半年复苏。

用法指南

语境: business, economics, analysis

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个项目的进展符合预期。(The project's progress meets expectations.)
• 我没预期到会这么顺利。(I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.)

错误说法

• 我预期你来 (Too formal for casual plans — say 我以为你会来 or 我没想到你会来)

起源与历史

Compound of 预 (in advance) and 期 (period, to expect). Together meaning to expect beforehand.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal