premeditation
UK/,priːmedɪ'teɪʃn/US/'pri:,medi'teiʃən,pri-/
C2
释义
n.
The act of planning something, especially a crime, in advance.
预谋；事先策划。
词根拆分
外来词pre-在...之前
+
meditationroot
=premeditation
pre-（之前）+ meditation（思量）= 预先的谋划。法律术语：证明 premeditation（预谋）可将谋杀与过失杀人区分开。词根「思量」见 meditate。
常用搭配
- 1.evidence of premeditation预谋的证据
- 2.prove premeditation证明预谋
- 3.with premeditation蓄意地
例句
- 1.
The prosecution had to prove premeditation.
控方必须证明存在预谋。