🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

预测

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùcè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Forecast/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"天气预报说明天有雨。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather or financial trends.

    "The weather forecast predicts heavy rain for tomorrow."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'forecast' originates from the Old English 'for' meaning 'before' and 'castan' meaning 'to throw'. Historically, it evolved in the 14th century to denote the act of predicting future events, particularly in relation to weather.

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