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单词 calculated
释义 calculated
adjective
1.
 a. : worked out by calculation : computed mathematically
  < calculated tables >
 b. : ascertained or estimated by calculation
  < the calculated velocity of a bullet >
 c. : engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure — see calculated risk
2. : planned or contrived so as to accomplish a purpose or achieve an effect : thought out in advance : deliberately planned
 < his ways are not calculated; he considers himself as honest as noonday — G.W.Brace >
 < that political justice is attainable only by a nicely calculated system of checks and balances — V.L.Parrington >
3. : brought about or brought into existence as a consequence of deliberate intent and planning
4. : likely — used with complementary infinitive
 < a circumstance calculated to excite strong suspicion — W.E.Gladstone >
 < not calculated to be soft on such a subject — A.H.Vandenberg †1951 >
5. : suited, fitted, adapted : of such a nature as — used with complementary infinitive
 < she was perfectly calculated to convince the sisters that times had worsened — Arnold Bennett >
cal·cu·lat·ed·ly adverb
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