premeditated

词根词缀:

词根
medit= to ponder 思考

meditate v. 思考

medit 思考 + ate 做,造成,使… → 思考

meditation n. 沉思,冥想;默念

medit 思考 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 沉思,冥想;默念

meditative adj. 沉思的;善于思考的

medit 思考 + ative 有…倾向(性质)的,属于…的 → 沉思的;善于思考的

premeditate v. 预先思考

pre 预先 + meditate 思考 → 预先思考

premeditated adj. 预谋的,事先计划的

premeditate 预先思考 + d → 预谋的,事先计划的

unpremeditated adj. 非预谋的

un 非 + premediated 预谋的 → 非预谋的

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

There is a world of difference between simple human error and premeditated malevolence.

有一个世界的区别简单的人为错误和有预谋的恶意。

In a case of premeditated murder a life sentence is mandatory

蓄意杀人依法要判无期徒刑。

You brought that shank in with you, it's premeditated murder.

你带刀片进去,你这是谋杀。

I knew that no diplomacy would work if an Arab attack was premeditated.

我很清楚,阿拉伯的进攻若是事先策划好的,那么任何外交努力都无济于事。

The murder was premeditated and particularly brutal.

这次谋杀是有预谋的,非常残忍。

The one-sentence dispatch didn't elaborate as to whether the incident was an accident or premeditated.

这句简单的新闻短讯并未详细描述本次事件属于意外或是预谋事件。