long-awaited

IPA/ˌlɒŋ əˈweɪtɪd/
IPA/ˌlɔːŋ əˈweɪtɪd/

long-awaited — 形容詞

1. describes something people have hoped to see, get, or experience after many mont

1.形容詞B2
釋義

期待已久

盼了很久才等到的

describes something people have hoped to see, get, or experience after many months or years of waiting.

例句

The long-awaited rain finally reached the dry farms after six hot months.

期待已久的雨水終於在六個炎熱的月份後落到乾旱的農田。

attributive: long-awaited + noun

Diego opened the long-awaited letter from the medical school at breakfast.

Diego 在早餐時拆開了那封期待已久的醫學院來信。

常見搭配
  • long-awaited decision
  • long-awaited news
  • long-awaited return
  • long-awaited reform
  • long-awaited payment
  • long-awaited release
同義詞
  • anticipated

    more formal and neutral; it does not stress the long wait as strongly

  • expected

    broader and weaker; it can describe anything people think will happen

  • much-anticipated

    close in meaning, but especially common for films, books, concerts, and other public events

反義詞
  • unexpected

    arriving or happening without people seeing it coming

  • unwanted

    not hoped for or welcomed, even if it has been expected

文法句型

long-awaited + noun

be long-awaited

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun. It often suggests not only delay, but also strong hope or relief when the thing finally arrives.

常見錯誤

We finally got the long awaited reply.
We finally got the long-awaited reply.
The compound is normally hyphenated before a noun.
Our long-awaited bus was five minutes late again.
Our bus was five minutes late again.
'Long-awaited' is for something people have hoped for over a much longer period, not an ordinary short delay.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • long-awaited announcement
  • long-awaited decision
  • long-awaited change
  • long-awaited visit
  • long-awaited payment
  • long-awaited release

常用片語

  • announce the long-awaited plan
  • welcome the long-awaited change
  • the long-awaited moment arrived