premeditated
adjective uk/ˌpriːˈmed.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd/ us/ˌpriːˈmed.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/ (also premeditative, /ˌpriːˈmed.ɪ.tə.tɪv/)
(尤指罪行或不快的事情)预先考虑的,预先策划的,预谋的
(especially of a crime or something unpleasant) done after being thought about or carefully planned
premeditated murder 蓄意谋杀
a premeditated attack 蓄意攻击
The assault was premeditated and particularly brutal. 这次袭击是有预谋的,非常残忍。
In relation to the premeditative nature of the crime, he denied everything.
- More examples
- Her lies were calculated and premeditated.
- He selected his victims in a premeditated manner because they were weak and vulnerable.
- The show was a mixture of the premeditated and the spontaneous.
Opposite: unpremeditated