predicate

1. N-COUNT In some systems of grammar, the predicate of a clause is the part of it that is not the subject. For example, in "I decided what to do," "decided what to do" is the predicate. 謂語

2. V-T If you say that one situation is predicated on another, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real. 基於; 取決於[正式] [usu passive]

Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it. 通常，先要有錢或能弄到錢才會獲得財(cái)務(wù)上的成功。