If you say that an event is predictable, you mean that it is obvious in advance that it will happen.
例句
This was a predictable reaction, given the bitter hostility between the two countries...考虑到这两个国家之间激烈的敌对情绪,这种反应是可以预见的。The result was entirely predictable.这个结果完全在预料之中。
英汉词典释义
adv.
可预见地;果不出所料地;脱不出老一套地
I asked the boss for a rise and his reply was predictably short and sweet!我要求老板增加我的工资,他的回答如意料的一样,简单明了!
英英词典释义
Adverb
1. in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree;