| 单词 | predetermine |
| 释义 | predetermine —predetermination, n. —predeterminative /pree'di terr"meuh nay'tiv, -neuh tiv/, adj. /pree'di terr"min/, v.t., predetermined, predetermining. 1. to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer. 2. to ordain in advance; predestine: She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow. 3. to direct or impel; influence strongly: His sympathy for the poor predetermined his choice of a career. [1615-25; PRE- + DETERMINE] |
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