Word · Frequency #20675
predetermine
预先决定；事先确定
determine beforehand
- 1.
To determine or decide in advance.
预先决定；事先确定。
- 2.
To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
因先前法令而注定；预先注定。
预先决定；事先确定。；因先前法令而注定；预先注定。；预先决定；预先查明；[经] 预定的；先定的
In use
Your daily schedule predetermines every step of the day.
The coach predetermined the starting lineup before the match.
The outcome was predetermined by the rules of the game.
predetermine sth
及物动词，后接名词或名词短语作宾语。
Many factors predetermine a child's future success.
许多因素预先决定了孩子未来的成功。
be predetermined
常用被动语态，强调某事在事前已决定。
The meeting date was predetermined by the committee.
会议日期由委员会预先确定。
predetermine wh-clause
可接由疑问词引导的宾语从句，表示预先规定某一方面。
Connections
Collocations
- predetermine the outcome
- 预先决定结果
- The referee's decisions seemed to predetermine the outcome of the match.裁判的判罚似乎预先决定了比赛的结果。
- predetermine one's fate
- 预先决定某人的命运
- A single mistake can predetermine a candidate's fate in the competition.一个错误就可能预先决定候选人在比赛中的命运。
- be predetermined by genetics
- 由基因预先决定
- Your height is partly predetermined by genetics.你的身高部分由基因预先决定。
- predetermined conclusion
- 预先设定的结论
- The report merely supports a predetermined conclusion.这份报告只是支持一个预先设定的结论。
- predetermined criteria
- 预先确定的标准
- Applicants are judged according to predetermined criteria.根据预先确定的标准对申请人进行评判。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
提前（pre）就定（determine）好，即“预先决定”。记住前缀pre表示“前”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、法律文件、正式报告 predetermine 比较正式，多用于学术、法律或正式报告等场合，表示“预先决定；事先确定”；日常口语中较少用，通常可说 decide in advance。
Pronunciation & Spelling
'determine' and 'ermine' rhyme with the target: the stressed vowel /ɜː/ is followed by /mɪn/. Beware of the similar spelling of 'undermine', which is pronounced /maɪn/, and of 'examine', which ends in /mɪn/ but has a different stressed vowel, so neither rhymes.
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