柯林斯詞典prognosticate /pr?ɡ?n?st??ke?t/ 1. V to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy 預言 返回 prognosticate劍橋詞典[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future , especially in connection with a particular situation （尤指針對特定情形的）預測 He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce . 在他的位置上，可以對商業(yè)的未來做很好的預測。 [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] medical specialized to give a medical judgment about the likely or expected development of a disease 預測（疾病的可能發(fā)展） 返回 prognosticate