A long-awaited event, film, letter, or decision is one people have been waiting for for a long time — and they wanted it. The feeling is “at last.” A long-awaited album, a long-awaited holiday, a long-awaited baby: the word sits happily in front of a noun and sounds a little written and warm.

A long-awaited event, film, letter, or decision一個long-awaited（期待已久）的事件、電影、信件或決定 is one people have been waiting for for a long time指的是大家等了很久的東西 and they wanted it而且是他們想要的 The feeling這種感覺 is "at last."是「終於」 A long-awaited album, a long-awaited holiday, a long-awaited baby期待已久的專輯、期待已久的假期、期待已久的寶寶 the word這個字 sits happily in front of a noun很自然地放在名詞前面 and sounds a little written and warm聽起來帶點書面感，也有點溫暖

In speech people might just say “we've waited so long for this.” It is almost always positive; you are glad it finally came.

In speech在口語裡 people might just say有人可能只會說 "we've waited so long for this."「我們等這個等好久了」 It is它 almost always positive幾乎都是正面的意思 you are glad it finally came你很高興它終於來了

Though actually, you can use it with a straight face for something people dreaded too (“the long-awaited exam results”), but the waiting is still the point, not whether the news is good. The person who waits is not “long-awaited”; the thing they wait for is.

Though actually不過其實 you can use it with a straight face你也可以正經地用這個字 for something people dreaded too指那些大家其實很怕的事 ("the long-awaited exam results")（像「期待已久的考試結果」） but the waiting但重點還是 is still the point那份等待 not whether the news is good而不是消息本身是好是壞 The person who waits等待的人 is not "long-awaited"不會被說是long-awaited the thing they wait for is而是他們等的那個東西