predicate

英文解釋：

名詞 predicate:

1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
   同義詞：verb phrase

動詞 predicate:

1. make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
2. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
   同義詞：proclaim
3. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
   同義詞：connote

詞型變化：

中英例句：

1. Can we predicate of a dog that it has a soul?
   關於狗，我們能斷定它有靈魂嗎？
2. A word or words used after a verb to complete a predicate construction; for example, the phrase to eat ice cream in We like to eat ice cream.
   補語跟在一個動詞後的一個或幾個單詞共同組成的謂語結構; 例如，在我們喜歡吃冰淇淋一句中的短語吃冰淇淋
3. In general, a grammatical clause contain a subject and a predicate.
   一般說來，一個合乎文法的子句包含有主詞與述語。