[with obj.]say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something 断言;预言,预计;预卜 it is too early to predict a result. 现在就预言结果为时过早。 [with clause]he predicts that the trend will continue. 他预言这一趋势还将继续下去。 [as adj. predicted]the predicted growth in road traffic. 道路交通的预期增长。
派生 predictor noun 语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin praedict- 'made known beforehand, declared', from the verb praedicere, from prae- 'beforehand' + dicere 'say'