1.predict v.预言,预测( to foretell)
词根记忆:pre(前)+dict(说)——说在前面的话--预言,预测
例:We will be able to predict more precisely what items we should stock at any given time.
派生词:predictive(a.预言性的)
2.prediction n.预言(an act of predicting);预报(forecast)
词根记忆:来自predict(v.预言,预知)
例:The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth.
同根词:predictive(a.预言性的)
3.predisposition n.倾向(tendency):易患病的体质(susceptible)
词根记忆:来自predispose(v.使倾向于)
例:Tom has a predisposition to find fault.
4.predominant a.有势力的(having superior strength; prevailing);主要的(being most frequent or common)
词根记忆:pre(前)+dominant(统治的)--在前面统治的--有势力的
例:In Greece, rhododendrons and oleander bloom only in springtime, when they are the predominant sources of nectar.
派生词:predominantly( ad.主要地:显著地)
同根词:predominate(v.支配;主宰)
5.predominantly ad.主要地(mainly)
词根记忆:来自predominant(a.主要的)
例:In the past, teachers, bank tellers and secretaries were predominantly men.
6.predominate v.统治,主导;占优势(to dominate)
词根记忆:pre+domin(统治)+ate--统治
例:Individualist feminism came to predominate in English-speaking countries.
同根词:predominance(n.优势)
7.preeminent a.卓越的,杰出的(outstanding)
词根记忆:pre(前)+eminent(著名的)——在著名的人前面——卓越的,杰出的
例:The preeminent author had received many awards.
派生词:preeminence(n.杰出,卓越)
8.preference n.偏爱,倾向(the act of preferring);优先权(the act, fact, or principle of giving advantages to some over others)
词根记忆:来自prefer(v.喜爱,喜欢)
例:One example of social learning is the acquisition of preferences for novel foods.
同根词:preferential(a.优先的;特惠的)
9.preferential a.优先的(of, giving, receiving or showing preference)
例:In most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another but also adopt some preferential orientation.