predict [ pre- = beforehand 預先；dict = to say 說→]v. say or announce beforehand; forecast 預言；預告 / The weather service centre predicts rain for tomorrow. 氣象服務中心預報明天有雨。

prediction n. 預言；預告；被預_之事 

predictive a. 預言性的；預兆的

preempt [ pre- = before 先；empt = to buy 買“to buy before others 比他人先買”→] v. secure before others; take possession of beforehand 先取；先占 / When he raised a protest, his opponent had preempted the position. 當他提出抗議時，對手已經搶先占取了那位置。

preemption n. 先買權；先買；先占

prefer [ pre- = before 先; fer = to carry 帶 =>“to carry sth. before others與其他東西相比，先帶走某物” →] v. choose rather; like better 寧要；更喜歡 / My students prefer fiction over history. 我的學生更喜歡小說而不喜歡歷史作品。

preference n. 偏愛；優(yōu)先 

preferable a. 更可取的；更好的

pregnant [ pre- = before 前; gna = to bear young 生幼子；-ant a.=-ing => “before bearing young 生幼子前的”→]a. being with child or young 懷孕的，懷胎的 / His wife is pregnant. 他妻子懷孕了。

pregnancy n. 懷孕，懷胎；懷孕期

prejudice [ pre- = before 前; judice = judgement 判斷=>“judgement formed before obtaining adequate knowledge 未充分了解前作出的判斷”→]n. opinion formed without fair judgement 偏見 / Many people have a prejudice against foreigners. 許多人對外國人抱有偏見。

prejudicial a. 引起偏見的；有成見的

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