predicate
noun countable UK [ˈpred.ɪ.kət] US [-kɪt] specialized
■in grammar, the part of a sentence which contains the verb and gives information about the subject 谓语•In the sentence 'We went to the airport', 'went to the airport' is the predicate.在 We went to the airport 这句话中，went to the airport 是谓语。
verb transitive /ˈpred.ɪ.keɪt/ formal
■to state that something is true 断言，断定，肯定•[+ that] It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out.在进一步化验前就断言这种病由病毒引起是不明智的。 be predicated on sth
■If an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing 基于，取决于•The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four per cent.销售预测是基于经济将会增长4％这一假设之上的。 |