supposition
英 [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn]
美 [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn]
n. 推测的想法; 推断的结论; 推测; 推断
复数:suppositions
BNC.14636 / COCA.18056
牛津词典
noun
- 推测的想法;推断的结论
an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it- The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered.
警方正根据他被谋杀的假定展开调查。
- The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered.
- 推测;推断
the act of believing or claiming that sth is true even though it cannot be proved- The report is based entirely on supposition.
这篇报道完全建立在推测的基础上。
- The report is based entirely on supposition.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 假定;假设;设想
Asuppositionis an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it.- There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...
人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助,然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。 - But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.
博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设,却从没人对此考证过。
- There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...
- N-UNCOUNT 毫无根据的想法;无稽之谈
You can describe someone's ideas or statements assuppositionif you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them.- The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.
当局驳回了该报告,称其许多内容有的纯属臆测,有的存在偏差错误。
- The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.
英英释义
noun
- the cognitive process of supposing
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
- any society is built upon certain assumptions
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
双语例句
- Modern economics has made a sustainable and in-depth study on the supposition of the economic man, but neglected the fluid of the assets for quite a long time.
现代经济学对经济人假设进行了持续深入研究,但忽视了对资产完全流动和替代这一假设的研究; - The story is based on supposition.
这故事是以假想为基础的。 - That's a huge supposition.
那是一个巨大的推测。 - We must not condemn her on pure supposition.
我们不能单凭臆测而谴责她。 - We were on the supposition position that they could improve the complex machine.
我们认为他们能改进这台复杂的机器。 - The Savage solves it by the supposition of evil Spirits.
野蛮人的解决办法是假定有邪魔恶怪。 - The supposition of this strategy ties up the inheritance mode of resistance.
该策略的前提条件是与抗性遗传方式密切相关。 - There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts
人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助,然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。 - The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.
当局驳回了该报告,称其许多内容有的纯属臆测,有的存在偏差错误。 - This is an absurd supposition.
这更是荒谬的主观臆断。