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单词 predetermine
释义
predetermine
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/us
/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɝː.mən/
todecideorarrangesomething at anearliertime:
预先决定，预先确定；事先安排
It'simpossibleto say how much a person'sbehaviouris predetermined bytheirgenes.很难说一个人的行为有多少是由遗传基因预先决定的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Planning, expecting and arranging
  • accidentally
  • accidentally on purposeidiom
  • advertent
  • advisedly
  • aim atsomething
  • bargain
  • I might have knownidiom
  • I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
  • insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
  • in the pipelineidiom
  • in the worksidiom
  • planner
  • provision
  • purposely
  • put the cart before the horseidiom
  • puttheirheads togetheridiom
  • rearrange
  • reckon onsomething
  • settle
  • sleeve
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predetermination
predetermined
(Definition ofpredeterminefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpredetermine

predetermine
Alanko seems to think of himself as quite separate from the electronic component, when the roles of sound-producing mechanisms are predetermined and unchangeable.
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Because prices are predetermined, a depreciation raises the foreign debt burden, which exerts a contractionary effect on output.
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Official lists were thus often heterogeneous and the victory of the government at elections was not always predetermined.
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And while the environment plainly matters, the general course of development and the basic features of what emerges are predetermined by the initial state.
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Friendship is not a preordained or fixed identity that predetermines people's behavior; it can be negotiated and contested for interactional purposes.
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The question now becomes, if specialisation is not predetermined, under what conditions will the rest of the system develop normally despite this early selective damage?
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Future research would also do well to address the limitations of using forced choice, predetermined sources of meaning.
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The models had many equations, many predetermined variables, and relatively few observations.
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Taking these conditions as given, equations (9) and (10) define a two-dimensional dynamic system with one predetermined variable, the capital.
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However, they do notpredeterminethe materialities in which the discourse will be produced.
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In algorithmic computer composition this is done by setting up events which happen at certain predetermined or non-predetermined points in time.
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This certainly put pressure on unionists but did notpredeterminewhat, if anything, they would agree to.
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As in all traditional societies, attributions of authority were predetermined to a high degree, and individuals grew into them automatically.
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This evidence may be explained in the context of sticky-price models where price decisions are predetermined, assuming continuous wage setting.
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These systems differ from diverse agricultural production systems in that management is not predetermined.
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