Word · Frequency #40390
premeditation
/ˈpriː,mediˈteiʃən,pri-/
noun
预谋；预先计划；事先策划
the act of planning or plotting something in advance
- 1.
The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
预先计划或策划某事的行为,尤其是犯罪
法律上的预谋；蓄意犯罪；预先计划或策划某事的行为,尤其是犯罪；预谋；预先计划
In use
The judge said there was no evidence of premeditation, so the charge was reduced to manslaughter.
Her decision to leave the party early seemed sudden, but it was actually the result of careful premeditation.
The detective looked for signs of premeditation in the way the crime was carried out.
with premeditation
用于法律语境，表示犯罪是有预谋的。
The murder was committed with premeditation.
这起谋杀是预谋实施的。
act of premeditation
The prosecution must prove an act of premeditation.
检方必须证明存在预谋行为。
premeditation of + noun
后接犯罪类型。
They found evidence of premeditation of the crime.
他们发现了该罪行有预谋的证据。
Common mistakes
He premeditation the crime.He premeditated the crime.
将名词“premeditation”误用作动词，正确形式是动词“premeditate”。
The murder was done in premeditation.The murder was done with premeditation.
介词使用错误，表示“带有预谋”应用“with”，而非“in”。
Connections
Confusing words
- forethought
- 事先考虑 · premeditation侧重于法律上的预谋犯罪，而forethought泛指一般的预先考虑或计划，无犯罪含义。
- premeditated
- 预谋的，预先策划的 · premeditation是名词，强调预谋的行为或状态；premeditated是形容词，修饰已策划好的事物，常用于描述犯罪。
Word family
- premeditations
- plural
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.