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predicate

noun
🔊/ˈpredɪkət/
🔊/ˈpredɪkət/
(grammar语法)
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  1. a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home. 谓语（句子成分，对主语加以陈述，如 John went home 中的 went home）compare object
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.

predicate

verb
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they predicate
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
he / she / it predicates
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪts/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪts/
past simple predicated
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle predicated
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form predicating
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [usually passive] predicate something on/upon something to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle使基于；使以…为依据
    • Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.民主是以法治为基础的。🔊🔊
  2. predicate that… | predicate something to state that something is true表明；阐明；断言
    • The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.这篇文章声言，市场的崩溃是美元疲软造成的。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.