predictable
UK/pri'diktəbl/US/pri'diktәbl/
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Definitions
adj.
Able to be predicted; behaving in an expected way
可预测的，可预料的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpredict + -able (capable of) = able to be said in advance. Often slightly negative: a predictable plot is boringly easy to foresee.
Root dic still carries 82 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.predictable outcome可预见的结果
- 2.predictable pattern可预见的规律
- 3.highly predictable高度可预测的
- 4.boringly predictable无聊地一成不变
Example Sentences
- 1.
His reaction was completely predictable — he got angry, as always.
- 2.
The movie's ending was disappointingly predictable.