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吕下阿蒙 发表于 2018-1-28 21:470 |; U3 b+ Y4 B7 z2 T! g
没错啊，这是大多数词典的结论。7 P% @6 ]1 O0 B6 G8 w# D4 G2 z, u
我的意思是，独独韦氏的理论不一样。他们认为retrodict是直接从predict ...
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RE: Word History/Use: "retrodict". B2 s! x" R' P0 y
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Thank you for writing to Merriam-Webster.
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9 W+ E9 G N' aThe dictionary utilizes a cautious wording for the etymology of retrodict; that is because retrodiction is shown only as an undefined run-on. Since retrodiction itself derives from attaching the prefix retro- to either diction or its etymon diction--, the etymology that we show takes a wording that hops over the undefined word and pins the etymology to that shared etymon instead ("-dict (as in predict)" rather than simply "retro- + predict").! D1 j5 R3 N0 m. A
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There's no reason to assume the OED is wrong that retrodiction precedes retrodict.
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Question: I would like to know whether the word “retrodict”is deprived of “retrodiction”or“predict” directly .The word is said to be derived from “retro+dict” on the website and I understand it says the word was created to represent a new meaning in the 50s in the dictionary, however,the word “retrodiction” was created in 1895 , according to the “oed” . Thus,it is possible that it is derived from “retrodiction” directly,I think.
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