
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)