單詞
supposition
英 [,s?p?'z??(?)n]
美[,s?p?'z???n]
基本信息
- n. 假定；推測；想像；見解
暢通詞匯TEM8IELTSTOEFL
詞態變化
復數:?suppositions;
助記提示
1. sup- "under" + posit- + -ion.
2. 字面含義：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
4. => assumption, hypothesis.
5. influenced by Greek hypothesis.
6. supposition <=> hypothesis. 它們有殊途同歸、異曲同工之妙。
2. 字面含義：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
4. => assumption, hypothesis.
5. influenced by Greek hypothesis.
6. supposition <=> hypothesis. 它們有殊途同歸、異曲同工之妙。
中文詞源
supposition 推測，推斷，想法
suppose,猜測，推測，-ition,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- supposition (n.)
- early 15c., a term in logic, "assumption, hypothesis," from Medieval Latin suppositionem (nominative suppositio) "assumption, hypothesis, a supposition," noun of action from past participle stem of supponere (see suppose); influenced by Greek hypothesis. In classical Latin, "a putting under, substitution." Earlier in English in the same sense was supposal (late 14c.). Related: Suppositional; suppositionally.
雙語例句
- 1. The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered.
- 警方正根據他被謀殺的假定展開調查。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.
- 警察正按照她偷了錢的猜想采取行動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition.
- 整個計劃只是建立在他的主觀臆斷上.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. His version of the events is pure supposition.
- 他對這件事的說法純屬猜測.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The story is based on supposition.
- 這故事是以假想為基礎的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
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