predict
/prɪˈdɪkt/verb
with obj.
- say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something断言; 预言, 预计; 预卜：
it is too early to predict a result
现在就预言结果为时过早
with clause he predicts that the trend will continue他预言这一趋势还将继续下去
as adj. predicted the predicted growth in road traffic.道路交通的预期增长。
派生词
predictor
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin praedict- 'made known beforehand， declared'， from the verb praedicere, from prae- 'beforehand'+dicere 'say'.