predictive
predictive — adjective
1. helping people judge later results from facts or signs they have now
helping people judge later results from facts or signs they have now
The doctor looked for predictive signs in Mia's blood test.
collocation: predictive signs
At Lincoln High, Ms. Chen found attendance records predictive of dropout risk.
pattern: predictive of + result
For many farmers, low river levels are predictive of a dry summer.
This simple survey has predictive value for reading problems.
The map uses predictive data to warn villages near the coast.
- forecasting
close in meaning, especially for systems or methods that estimate future events
- prognostic
more formal and common in medical or statistical contexts
- indicative
weaker; suggests a sign, but not always a future outcome
- descriptive
focuses on reporting existing facts rather than showing what may happen next
- retrospective
looks back at past events instead of later results
文法句型
predictive of something
predictive value / sign / data / model
用法筆記
Often followed by `of` when one fact points to a later result. Before a noun, it commonly describes data, signs, tests, or models.
常見錯誤
2. used for keyboard or phone features that offer likely words while you type
used for keyboard or phone features that offer likely words while you type
Lena turned off predictive text because it kept changing her name.
collocation: predictive text
My watch uses predictive typing for short replies.
collocation: predictive typing
On Dad's old phone, predictive text guessed the wrong town.
The app adds predictive suggestions above the keyboard.
After two days, Nina trusted the predictive keyboard more.
- autocomplete
more specific; usually about finishing a partly typed word or phrase
- smart
informal and much broader; not limited to typing features
- manual
describes typing or input done without automatic suggestions
文法句型
predictive text
predictive typing / keyboard / suggestions
用法筆記
Mainly used before nouns such as `text`, `typing`, `keyboard`, and `suggestions`. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about a digital feature, not evidence about future results.