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predictability

UK/prɪ,dɪktə'bɪləti/US/pri.diktә'biliti/
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Definitions

n.

The quality of being easy to predict or foresee

可预测性

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pre-before
+
dictsay, speak, declare; point out
+
-abilitystate, quality, condition
=predictability

predictable + -ity (quality) = the quality of being predictable. People often want predictability in routines and dislike it in stories.

Root dic still carries 82 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.lack of predictability缺乏可预测性
  • 2.a sense of predictability一种确定感
  • 3.greater predictability更强的可预测性

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Children often find comfort in the predictability of a daily routine.

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