prepense
/prɪˈpens/adjective
usu. postpositive
- chiefly Law, dated deliberate; intentional【主律】〈旧〉蓄意的; 预谋的; 有意的, 故意的：
malice prepense.
恶意预谋。
派生词
prepensely
adverb词源
early 18th cent.: alteration of prepensed, past participle of obsolete prepense, from Old French purpenser, from por- 'beforehand'+penser 'think'. The prefix pre- was substituted to emphasize the notion of 'beforehand'.