/ˌpriːˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
预谋;事先策划。指在行动之前经过深思熟虑的计划或思考,尤其常用于法律语境中,表示犯罪行为是经过事先策划的,而非临时起意。
The detective found clear evidence of premeditation in the case.
侦探在此案中发现了明确的预谋证据。
The court determined that the act was carried out with premeditation, as the suspect had purchased the weapon weeks before the incident and carefully studied the victim's daily routine.
法庭认定该行为属于预谋犯罪,因为嫌疑人在事发数周前就购买了凶器,并仔细研究了受害者的日常作息。
该词源自拉丁语 praemeditatio,由 **prae-**(意为"在……之前")和 meditari(意为"思考、沉思")组合而成。经由古法语 préméditation 传入英语,最早在16世纪开始使用。词根 meditari 也是英语单词 meditation(冥想)的来源,二者共享"深入思考"的核心含义,但 premeditation 因前缀 pre- 而强调"事先"的计划性。