動(dòng)詞 predict:

1. make a prediction about; tell in advance
   同義詞：foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
2. indicate by signs
   同義詞：bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast

1. I can predict something with great accuracy.
   我能很準(zhǔn)確地預(yù)測(cè)某事。
2. The zodiac is used in astrology to predict the future.
   十二宮圖用于占星術(shù)中預(yù)測(cè)未來。
3. It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately.
   精確預(yù)言未來的事實(shí)際上是辦不到的。
4. The fortune-teller predicted that I would marry a doctor.
   算命先生預(yù)言我會(huì)同一位醫(yī)生結(jié)婚。
5. The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation.
   經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家預(yù)言通貨膨脹率將會(huì)增長。

pre.dict

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pre.dict.ed,pre.dict.ing,pre.dicts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge.
預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)知，預(yù)告：預(yù)先陳述、告訴或公布，尤指以特殊知識(shí)為基礎(chǔ)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To foretell something; prophesy.
預(yù)言，預(yù)示：預(yù)言某事；預(yù)言

來源：
Latin praedocere praedict-
拉丁語 praedocere praedict-
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.先于….]
docere [to say] * see deik-
docere [說] *參見 deik-

【引伸】
predict.abil.ity
n.（名詞）
predict.able
adj.（形容詞）
predict.ably
adv.（副詞）
predic.tive
adj.（形容詞）
predic.tively
adv.（副詞）
predic.tiveness
n.（名詞）
predic.tor
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>predict,call,forecast,foretell,prognosticateThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference.:
這些動(dòng)詞所共有的中心意思是.憑借特殊知識(shí)或推理在事情發(fā)生之前預(yù)先報(bào)告.：
例句：
predict an eclipse;
預(yù)報(bào)日（月）蝕；

例句：
couldn`t call the outcome of the game;
不能預(yù)言比賽結(jié)果；

例句：
forecasting the weather;
預(yù)報(bào)天氣；

例句：
foretold the collapse of the government;
預(yù)言政府的倒臺(tái)；

例句：
prognosticating a rebellion.
預(yù)言一場(chǎng)叛亂