predetermine
/ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/verb
with obj.
1- establish or decide in advance预先决定, 预先确定：
closed questions almost predetermine the response given
封闭式的问题几乎预先确定了可能给出的答复
as adj. predetermined a predetermined level of spending.预先确定的消费水平。
1.1
- （一般作be predetermined）predestine (an outcome or course of events)命中注定：
a strong sense that life had been predetermined.
一种命由天定的强烈感觉。
派生词
predeterminable
adjectivepredeterminate
adjectivepredetermination
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin praedeterminare, from prae 'beforehand'+determinare 'limit， settle'.