Word · Frequency #16942
predictor
预测因子；预示变量
information used to estimate the probability of a future event
- 1.
Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
起预判、预测或预告作用的事物。
- 2.
A predictor variable.
预测变量。
防空射击预测器；起预判、预测或预告作用的事物。；预测变量。；预言者；[计] 预示变量; 预测程序
In use
Sleep quality is a strong predictor of academic performance.
Researchers say that early vocabulary size is a reliable predictor of later reading ability.
The team used several predictors to forecast the storm's path.
a predictor of sth
此处 predictor 指预示结果的指标或因素，of 后接被预测的事物。
High blood pressure is a strong predictor of heart disease.
高血压是心脏病的一个强有力的预测指标。
a predictor for sth
for 侧重说明预测的用途或适用领域，常用于较具体的情境。
This test is often used as a reliable predictor for future job performance.
这项测试常被用作未来工作表现的一个可靠预测指标。
a robust predictor of whether ...
whether 从句表示‘是否’，适合表达多种可能结果的预测。
Connections
Collocations
- a strong predictor
- 很强的预测指标
- Education is a strong predictor of income.教育是收入的一个很强的预测指标。
- a reliable predictor
- 可靠的预测指标
- The stock market is often seen as a reliable predictor of future economic conditions.股票市场常被视为未来经济状况的可靠预测指标。
- predictor variable
- 预测变量
- In the regression model, age is the main predictor variable.在回归模型中，年龄是主要的预测变量。
- independent predictor
- 独立预测因子
- Blood pressure is an independent predictor of heart disease.血压是心脏病的独立预测因子。
- best predictor
- 最佳预测指标
- Past behavior is often the best predictor of future behavior.过去的行为往往是未来行为的最佳预测指标。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 pre（提前）+ dict（说）+ or（者）：能提前说出答案的‘预言者’，就是 predictor——预测因子、预测器。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：statistics、data analysis、psychology、machine learning 作“预测因子/预示变量”解时，多用于统计学、数据分析、心理学等学术或技术语境，语体偏正式；日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
victor rhymes with the stressed '-dict-' part of predictor (priˈdiktə). The other listed words share the '-ctor' spelling but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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