-in-waiting

后缀

英文释义

后缀

Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc. morpheme

— Throughout her adolescence, authorities... commented that the young mother-in-waiting 'seem[ed] to have very, very high expectations of [her]self,' and... there was no failing to discern in them that slight unmistakable note of approval... and at any rate the future mother felt (for the moment) approved.
About to happen; bound to happen. morpheme

— Choosing such an unqualified person to operate the machine is an accident-in-waiting.
Attendant to a royal figure. morpheme

衍生词

baroness-in-waiting groom-in-waiting lady-in-waiting maid-in-waiting lord-in-waiting