predicate
英 [ˈpredɪkət , ˈpredɪkeɪt]
美 [ˈpredɪkət , ˈpredɪkeɪt]
n.  谓语(句子成分,对主语加以陈述,如John went home中的went home)
v.  使基于; 使以…为依据; 表明; 阐明; 断言
过去分词:predicated 复数:predicates 现在分词:predicating 第三人称单数:predicates 过去式:predicated
BNC.16076 / COCA.13700
牛津词典
noun
- 谓语(句子成分,对主语加以陈述,如John went home中的went home)
 a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.
verb
- 使基于;使以…为依据
 to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle- Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
 民主是以法制为基础的。
 
- Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
- 表明;阐明;断言
 to state that sth is true- The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
 这篇文章声言,市场的崩溃是美元疲软造成的。
 
- The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
柯林斯词典
- 谓语
 In some systems of grammar, thepredicateof a clause is the part of it that is not the subject. For example, in 'I decided what to do', 'decided what to do' is the predicate.
- VERB 基于;取决于;以…为基础
 If you say that one situationis predicated onanother, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real.- Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it.
 先要有钱或者能弄到钱才能够赚钱。
 
- Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it.
The noun is pronounced /'predɪkət/. The verb is pronounced /'predɪkeɪt/. 名词读作 /'predɪkət/。动词读作 /'predɪkeɪt/。
英英释义
noun
- one of the two main constituents of a sentence
- (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition- `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
 
verb
- involve as a necessary condition of consequence- solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
 
- affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of- The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
 
- make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition- The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
 
双语例句
- The predicate should be in agreement with the subject in person and number.
 谓语和主语应该在人称和数方面保持一致。
- Have the quality of being; ( copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).
 具有存在的性质;系动词,与形容词活着谓语性名词连用。
- The data type in the query predicate and the index definition are compatible.
 查询谓词中的数据类型与索引定义是兼容的。
- The grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.
 在谓语之前合乎文法的单词或短语关系。
- Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it.
 先要有钱或者能弄到钱才能够赚钱。
- It takes a plural predicate verb.
 但要使用复数谓语动词。
- Interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition.
 一个命题的主语和谓语的交换。
- START WITH predicate defines the starting point and can be compared with the initial SELECT statement in a RCTE.
 STARTWITH谓词定义了起始点,可以与RCTE中的起始SELECT语句相比较。
- Normally, a sentence consists of at least a subject and its predicate which contains a finite verb phrase.
 通常一个句子至少包括主语和谓语,谓语包含限定动词或动词词组。
- Who can point out the subject, the predicate and the object of this sentence?
 谁能指出这个句子的主语、谓语和宾语?
