predicates
英['predɪkeɪts]
美['predɪkeɪts]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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N-COUNT
谓语
In some systems of grammar, the predicate of 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.
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VERB
基于；取决于；以…为基础
If you say that one situation is predicated on another, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real.
例句
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。