| 释义 |
predicate /predˈi-kāt/ transitive verb- To affirm or assert
- To state as a property or attribute of the subject of a proposition (logic)
- To imply, entail the existence of
- To make (an expression) the predicate of a proposition
- To base on certain grounds (with on, upon; US)
- To preach (rare)
- Sometimes erroneously used for predict
noun /-kət/ - That which is predicated of the subject of a proposition, or the second term of a proposition, affirmed or denied by means of the copula (logic)
- The word or words in a sentence by which something is said about the subject (grammar)
ORIGIN: L praedicāre, -ātum to proclaim, from prae forth, and dicāre (orig) to proclaim predicāˈtion noun predicative /pri-dikˈə-tiv or predˈi-kā-tiv/ adjective - (of an adjective) contained within, esp normally, the predicate of a sentence (grammar)
- Expressing predication or affirmation
- Affirming or asserting
predicˈatively adverb predˈicatory adjective Affirmative predicate calculus see under calculus |