粵

意ji3料liu6

ji3 liu6yì liào

English

  1. to anticipate; to expect
  2. to assume; to predict; to expect; to suppose
  3. expectations

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事先預計某種情況、結果

Examples

  • 意料之中

    within expectation

  • 意料中事

    expected situation; anticipated result

  • 出乎意料

    unexpectedly

  • 出人意料

    beyond expectations

  • 當時好多人完全冇意料到會咁。

    At that time, many people did not expect so.

  • 然後出乎卡拉娜意料,合桃鉗現身,帶埋隊玩具士兵嚟做增援,仲開始指揮啲公仔幫手搬走受咗傷嘅士兵。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 这出乎意料地容易。

    It was amazingly easy.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 意料之外,收获颇丰。

    Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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