predicate
n
(grammar) part of a statement that says sth about the subject, eg `is short' in `Life is short' 謂語(話中對主語進行陳述的部分, 如 Life is short 中的 is short). Cf 參看 subject1 4.
predicate v (fml 文)
1 [Tn, Tf, Tnt]
declare or assert that (sth) is the case 宣稱或斷言(某事物)
predicate a motive to be good 斷言某動機是好的
predicate that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar 聲稱市場價格暴跌是由於美元疲弱而引起的.
2 [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
~ sth on sth base sth on sth; make sth necessary as a consequence of sth 使某事物依據於另事物; 使某必需的事物成為另事物的結果
The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding. 這一計畫是以經濟發展的設想為依據的.