pre·dict·iveBrE/prɪˈdɪktɪv/NAmE/prɪˈdɪktɪv/adjective[usually before noun](formal) connectedwiththeabilitytoshowwhatwillhappeninthefuture预测的;预言的;前瞻的◆thepredictivepowerofscience科学的预测能力(ofacomputerprogram计算机程序) allowingyoutoentertextonacomputeroramobile/cellphonemorequicklybyusingthefirstfewlettersofeachwordtopredictwhatyouwanttosay预测输入的(根据输入的字母来预测可能的字词)◆predictivetextinput预测文字输入◆predictivemessaging可预测输入的信息传送