calculated
UK/'kælkjuleitid/US
GREB1
Definitions
adj.
Deliberately planned in advance to achieve a particular result.
精心策划的，蓄意的。
adj.
Worked out by mathematics or careful reckoning.
经过计算得出的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcalculatepebble, stone; to reckon
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-edpast tense / completed
=calculated
Past participle of calculate used as an adjective. Something calculated has been coldly worked out in advance, like a sum. A 'calculated risk' is one whose odds you've reckoned before taking it — deliberate, not impulsive.
Common Collocations
- 1.calculated risk经过盘算的冒险
- 2.calculated move有意的举动
- 3.calculated decision深思熟虑的决定
- 4.cold and calculated冷酷算计的
Example Sentences
- 1.
Investing now is a calculated risk, not a gamble.
- 2.
His apology felt calculated rather than sincere.
- 3.
The dose is calculated from the patient's body weight.