1 that was or could be expected to happen 可预料的；可预计的: The match had a predictable result. 这场比赛的结果不出所料。

2 (used about a person) always behaving in a way that you would expect and therefore rather boring （指人）一成不变的: I knew you were going to say that -- you're so predictable. 我就知道你会这么说─你真是一成不变。 ➔predictably adv