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predicated

UK //ˈprɛdɪkeɪtɪd//US //ˈprɛdɪkeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'praedicatus',意为‘断言’或‘宣称’,后演变为英语中表示‘基于’或‘建立在…基础上’的动词。

verb

❶ 将某事物建立在特定基础或前提上,表示某个结论或行动是基于某个条件或事实。

“His argument was predicated on the assumption that all people are rational.”

(他的论点基于所有人都理性的假设。)

“The success of the project is predicated on securing enough funding.”

(项目的成功取决于能否获得足够的资金。)

同义词:based, founded, grounded, established, built

常见短语

predicated on — 表示某事物依赖于或基于另一个事物,常用于说明前提或条件。

“The new policy is predicated on the belief that education is a right.”

(新政策基于教育是一项权利的信念。)