Noun:
logic what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula;`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
Verb:
make the grammatical predicate in a proposition;The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of;The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic;solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well
predicate on以 … 为基础…enumerating predicate枚举谓词recursive predicate递归谓词loop predicate循环预测predicate language谓词语言evaluable predicate计 可估价谓词…primitive recursive predicate原始递归谓词,原始递…predicate logic谓词演算false predicate假谓词computable predicate可算谓词outer predicate计 输出谓词…predicate transformer谓词变换程序…initial predicate计 初始谓词…simple predicate简单谓语compound predicate复合谓语
近义词 base底部found建立build建造ground地面centre中心center中心establish建立connote意味着rest剩余的部分proclaim正式宣布verb phrase动词短语反义词 subject话题
名词87%,动词11%,形容词2%
用作动词His theorypredicatesthe system of the universe.他的理论断定宇宙有体系。
Most religions predicate life after death.大多数的宗教宣称死后仍有生命。
Hepredicateshis argument on the facts.他的论据以事实为基础用作形容词He did not pay enough attention to the agreement of the subject and the predicate.他对主谓语的对应关系注意不够。
In Chinese, a preposition plus a nominal structure used as the adverbial must be placed before the predicate, e.g.在汉语中介词加上后面的名词性结构作状语，一定要放在谓语的前面，不能放在谓语的后面。