predetermined

• 指某事在事先已被决定或安排好，常暗示没有自由选择或随意发挥的余地。

Describes something that has been decided or arranged in advance, often implying a lack of free choice or spontaneity.

1. Set or decided in advanceB2formal

   Established or fixed before a particular event or time.

   预先确定的

   • The meeting followed a predetermined schedule.
   • The outcome of the experiment was not predetermined.
   • They arrived at a predetermined location for the exchange.

   同义词appointedestablishedfixedpresetscheduledset

   反义词indeterminateundecidedundeterminedunfixedunsettled

• 动词，表示事先决定、规定或确定某事，常指在某事发生或为人所知之前就已作出决定或安排。

A verb used to indicate the act of deciding or establishing something in advance, often before it happens or is known.

1. Decide in advanceC1formal

   To decide or establish something before it happens.

   预先决定

   • The outcome of the experiment was predetermined by the initial conditions.
   • The schedule was predetermined by the committee.
   • Our roles in the project were predetermined before we started.

   同义词destinedoomfateforeordainprearrangepreset

   反义词improvise

2. Influence or biasC1formal

   To cause someone to have a particular opinion or attitude before an event.

   预先决定

   • His upbringing predetermined his views on the subject.
   • The media coverage predetermined the public's reaction.
   • Her past experiences predetermined her distrust of strangers.

   同义词biasdisposeinclinepredisposeprejudiceprepossess

   反义词deterdisinclinedissuade