pre·de·ter·mine
verb/ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/
/ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they predetermine | /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/ |
| he / she / it predetermines | /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnz/ /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnz/ |
| past simple predetermined | /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ |
| past participle predetermined | /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ |
| -ing form predetermining | /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnɪŋ/ /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ |
- predetermine something to decide something in advance so that it does not happen by chance
预先决定；事先安排 - The sex of the embryo is predetermined at fertilization.
胚胎的性别早在受精时就决定了。 - The way in which surveys are carried out often predetermines the results that are obtained.
进行调查的方式通常预先决定了所获得的结果。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin praedeterminare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + determinare ‘limit, settle’. - The sex of the embryo is predetermined at fertilization.