用法:
1 [Tn, Tf, Tnt] declare or assert that (sth) is the case 宣称或断言（某事物）:
predicate a motive to be good 断言某动机是好的 *
predicate that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar 声称市场价格暴跌是由於美元疲弱而引起的.

用法:
2 [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态] ~ sth on sth base sth on sth; make sth necessary as a consequence of sth 使某事物依据於另事物; 使某必需的事物成为另事物的结果:
The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding. 这一计画是以经济发展的设想为依据的.

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