料

• 拼音: liào
• 汉字拆解: 料 = 米 (rice) + 斗 (measure), originally measuring grain, extended to materials and estimation

含义

To expect; to anticipate; material; ingredients. As a verb, to predict or foresee.

As verb: 料到 (anticipate), 出乎意料 (beyond expectation), 不出所料 (as expected). As noun: material/ingredients (材料, 原料, 资料, 调料). Common idiom: 料事如神 (predict like a god, incredibly foresighted).

例句

1. 我没料到他会突然辞职，真是出乎意料。
2. 不出所料，项目最终还是延期了，谁让准备不足呢。
3. 她料事如神，早就预测到了市场的变化。

用法指南

语境: prediction, surprise, planning

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 我早就料到了。(I anticipated this long ago.)
• 结果出乎所有人的意料。(The result exceeded everyone's expectations.)

错误说法

• 把料和预料完全等同 (料 as verb is more literary/idiomatic; 预料 is more standard for 'anticipate')

起源与历史

Originally meant to measure grain (米 rice + 斗 measure). Extended to materials, then to estimating/anticipating.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal