预测

• 拼音: yù cè
• 汉字拆解: 预 = 予 (give) + 页 (page), in advance; 测 = 氵(water) + 则 (rule), to measure/gauge

含义

To predict; to forecast. To estimate what will happen in the future based on available information or analysis.

Used in scientific, economic, weather, and everyday contexts. 预测 implies a reasoned calculation based on data, distinguishing it from 猜测 (to guess). Common collocations: 天气预测 (weather forecast), 经济预测 (economic forecast), 难以预测 (difficult to predict).

例句

1. 天气预报员预测明天将会有大雨，请大家出门记得带伞。
2. 专家们发现，很难准确预测这次政策调整对市场的影响。
3. 科学家通过大量数据预测了这颗彗星下一次出现的时间。

用法指南

语境: science, economics, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 气象台预测本周将有强降雨过程。(The meteorological station predicts there will be heavy rainfall this week.)
• 谁也无法准确预测未来会发生什么。(No one can accurately predict what will happen in the future.)

错误说法

• 将'预测'与'猜测'混用 (Don't use 预测 when you mean a pure guess — 预测 implies analysis and evidence-based forecasting, while 猜测 means to guess without solid basis)

起源与历史

A compound of 预 (in advance; 予 give + 页 page, suggesting preparation ahead of time) and 测 (to measure/gauge; 氵water + 则 rule). Together they mean to measure what lies ahead.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal