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单词 predetermination
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•de•ter•mine /ˌpridɪˈtɜrmɪn/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -mined, -min•ing. 
  1. to settle in advance:The result was predetermined even before we met.
  2. to ordain in advance; predestine.
pre•de•ter•mi•na•tion /ˌpridɪˌtɜrməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -term-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•de•ter•mine  (prē′di tûrmin),USA pronunciation v.t., -mined, -min•ing. 
  1. to settle or decide in advance:He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
  2. to ordain in advance; predestine:She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow.
  3. to direct or impel;
    influence strongly:His sympathy for the poor predetermined his choice of a career.
  • pre- + determine 1615–25
pre′de•ter′mi•nation, n. 
pre•de•ter•mi•na•tive  (prē′di tûrmə nā′tiv, -nə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
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