Life expectancy
[ ['laif ik'spektənsi] ]
其它 Other
[计] 估计寿命, 预期使用寿命\\n[化] 耐用期限
📖 牛津释义
life expectancy
(a) number of years that a person is likely to live, esp as statistically determined for insurance purposes 预期寿命（尤指人寿保险估计）
Women have a higher life expectancy than men. 女人比男人的预期寿命长.
(b) length of time sth is likely to exist or function （某事物的）预期存在的期限
the life expectancy of the average car, the present government 一般汽车使用的、 现政府执政的预期年限.
🧩 词语组成解析
life
[laɪf]
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
🗣️ 情景例句
And I wonder if there are some balcony seats still available.
不知道还有没有包厢的位子？
A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
房子实在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然执意长年住在那儿。