mid-15c., a term in logic, from Middle French predicat and directly from Medieval Latin predicatum, from Latin praedicatum "that which is said of the subject," noun use of neuter past participle of praedicare "assert, proclaim, declare publicly," from prae- "forth, before" (see pre-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Grammatical sense is from 1630s. Related: Predicative; predicator; predicatory.
predicate (adj.)
1887, from Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare "proclaim, announce" (see predicate (n.)).
predicate (v.)
1550s, back formation from predication, or else from Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare "proclaim, announce" (see predicate (n.)). Related: Predicated; predicating. Phrase predicated on "founded on, based on," is American English, first recorded 1766.
中文解释
1. predicate <===> proclaim. 构词逻辑差不多。2. 什么是谓语？谓语就是对主语的断言，或者谓语就是主语所宣布、声明的话语。3. pre- + dic- + -ate.4. => "assert, proclaim, declare publicly".5. => "that which is said of the subject".
实用例句
1. We predicate rationality of man.
我们断言理性是人类的属性.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Most religions predicate life after death.
大多数的宗教宣称死后仍有生命.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. Can we predicate of a dog that it has a soul?
关于狗,我们能断定它有灵魂 吗 ?
来自辞典例句
4. In general, a grammatical clause contains a subject and a predicate.
一般说来, 一个合乎语法的从句包含有主语与谓语.
来自辞典例句
5. It can serve as subject, predicate, object, attribute and adverbial modifier.