predicate

以…為依據、建立在…之上、取決於常用被動，後接 on／upon

The whole plan is predicated on steady funding from the government.

整個計畫都是以政府穩定撥款為前提。

斷言、聲稱、認定正式

He predicated that the market would recover within two years.

他斷言市場會在兩年內復甦。

述語、謂語文法

In this sentence, the predicate describes what the subject did.

在這個句子裡，述語說明主詞做了什麼。

謂詞邏輯、資訊

The query filters the records using a simple predicate.

這個查詢用一個簡單的謂詞來篩選紀錄。

述語的、謂語的文法

In "She seems tired," the adjective is in predicate position.

在「她看起來很累」裡，該形容詞位於述語位置。