predictable
adjective uk/prɪˈdɪk.tə.bəl/ us/prɪˈdɪk.tə.bəl/
B2 可预言的;可预计的，可预料的
Something that is predictable happens in a way or at a time that you know about before it happens.
Comets appear at predictable times. 彗星在预计的时间出现。
Opposite: unpredictable
disapproving意料之中的;墨守成规的，按老一套办事的
happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting
The ending to the film was just so predictable. 这部电影的结局太老套了。
- More examples
- a predictable plot line
- The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.
- The film has a boringly predictable ending.
- He's so predictable!
- It was a fairly predictable result.