- [usually passive] predicate something on/upon something to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle使基于;使以…为依据
- Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.民主是以法治为基础的。
- predicate that… | predicate something to state that something is true表明;阐明;断言
- 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。
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.