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/ j5 r# h' i' g H吕下阿蒙 发表于 2018-1-28 21:47
% P5 N& ]7 z0 |5 y5 r6 J没错啊，这是大多数词典的结论。
3 s9 n5 y/ v6 s" k/ d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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韦氏刚刚给我回复. [, l1 y' ]7 F6 V3 P3 B
RE: Word History/Use: "retrodict". e3 k$ Z* s. U/ h
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Serven, Neil' D% K( J$ a p) ?( l4 F
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* R. p1 s# w" KDear Zhang,
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8 ?" h5 v, F6 ^Thank you for writing to Merriam-Webster.
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1 G; A/ ?9 L) P2 O0 Q" J7 Y: |The 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").
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There's no reason to assume the OED is wrong that retrodiction precedes retrodict.; [/ z* V0 p2 L3 F' \1 N# Y
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! S1 v7 m( N5 K' TFrom: Merriam-Webster Online by Merriam Webster [[email protected]], |( }1 |3 u9 I
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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., t( F% u' J6 N+ I9 U/ Q, E+ y3 Y6 E
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