| 单词 | premeditated |
| 释义 | premeditated (once / 3230 pages) adj Something premeditated is planned in advanced and has a purpose behind it. In other words, it's no accident. A premeditated crime involves careful planning and research before it happens. Premeditated comes from a combination of two Latin words: pre, meaning "before," and meditat, meaning “to ponder.” If you ponder — or think about — something before you act, that makes it premeditated. If you watch a lot of TV crime dramas, you may be familiar with the term "premeditated murder." This means that the murderer didn't just lose his temper and kill someone in the moment — instead, he went after a specific person on purpose. WORD FAMILYpremeditated: premeditatedly, unpremeditated+/meditate: meditated, meditates, meditating, meditation, meditative, premeditate/meditation: meditations/meditative: meditatively, meditativeness/premeditate: premeditated, premeditating, premeditation/premeditation: premeditations/unpremeditated: unpremeditatedly USAGE EXAMPLES“This would be a textbook case of deliberate, premeditated murder,” Debelius, the judge, said. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for premeditated murder. Reuters(Dec 13, 2016) And for his attack on Judge Curiel, that was also premeditated and against the advice of staff. Time(Dec 01, 2016) adj characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning a premeditated crime Syn|Ant intended resulting from one's intentions planneddesigned or carried out according to a plan aforethought, planned, plottedplanned in advance unpremeditated not premeditated unplannedwithout apparent forethought or prompting or planning impulsivewithout forethought |
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