pred·i·cate

noun

/ˈpredɪkət/

(grammar)

a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.谓语（句子成分，对主语加以陈述，如 John went home 中的 went home） compare object
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.

pred·i·cate

verb

/ˈpredɪkeɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they predicate	/ˈpredɪkeɪt/ /ˈpredɪkeɪt/
he / she / it predicates	/ˈpredɪkeɪts/ /ˈpredɪkeɪts/
past simple predicated	/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle predicated	/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form predicating	/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/

[usually passive] predicate something on/upon something to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle使基于；使以…为依据
- Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.民主是以法治为基础的。
predicate that… | predicate something to state that something is true表明；阐明；断言
- The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.这篇文章声言，市场的崩溃是美元疲软造成的。

Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.