anticipate

個人覺得不好譯的一個字。多看例句也許會比較清楚它的意思：

• ardently anticipate 殷切地期望
• confidently anticipate 滿懷信心地期望
• anticipate sb.'s arrival with much pleasure 萬分高興地期待某人的到來。
• to anticipate a pleasant vacation : 盼望一个愉快的假期
• I anticipate (that there will be) trouble. 我預料會有麻煩。
• It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen. 不可能預料這事何時發生。
• The first questionis one which Jason has anticipated. 第一個問題是傑森料到的。
• Anticipate a story 為某個故事埋下伏筆。
• My wife anticipates all my needs each time I come back from a business trip. 我每次出差回家,妻子總會預先考慮到我的全部需要而作好安排。
• He tried to anticipate all my needs. 他設法將我需要的東西預先準備好。
• Anticipate one's wages 預支工資。
• to anticipate a legacy : 提前享用遗产
• No employees of the firm are allowed to anticipate their salary. 這家商行不允許雇員提前支用薪金。
• A man who always anticipates his income can never save or become rich. 總是預支工資, 寅吃卯糧的人, 永遠不能儲蓄或成為富人。
  
• Anticipate the enemy 先發制敵。
• to anticipate an opponent's blows 抢在对方打过来之前先动手
• to anticipate a request 因预见要求而满足在前
• Anticipate the question 預先估定問題。（有「先見之明」的意思）
• Anticipate one's ruin 促其滅亡。
• The Chinese anticipated the European discovery of gunpowder. 中國人先於歐洲人發現火藥。
• Did the Vikings anticipate Columbus in discovering America? 北歐海盜是在哥倫布之前發現美洲的嗎？（ 是维金人先于哥伦布发现新大陆的吗?）

參考資料：

• Microsoft Word
• Yahoo!奇摩字典
• 香港新浪網字典
• n詞酷

英文新聞出現anticipate一字的報導

* e-Future's Store Operation System and Customer Service System ...
CNNMoney.com - Dec 28, 2007
...When used, the words ''anticipate,'' ''believe,'' ''estimate,'' ''expect,'' ''intend,'' ''may,'' ''might,'' ''plan,'' ''project,'' ''result,'' ''should,'' ''will'' and similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. ...

* Traders Anticipate Volatility Will Be Repeated Next Month
Wall Street Journal - Nov 28, 2007
By ROB CURRAN Major stock indexes have skidded lower and jumped higher in November, and options traders are preparing for more of the same in December. ...