柯林斯詞典predicate (predicating,predicated,predicates) 1. N-COUNT 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. 謂語(yǔ)2. V-T 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. 基于; 取決于[正式] [usu passive] Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it. 通常,先要有錢或能弄到錢才會(huì)獲得財(cái)務(wù)上的成功。 返回 predicate劍橋詞典in grammar , the part of a sentence that contains the verb and gives information about the subject 謂語(yǔ) In the sentence "We went to the airport ", "went to the airport " is the predicate. 在 We went to the airport 這句話中,went to the airport 是謂語(yǔ)。 返回 predicate