posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数：posits　过去式：posited　过去分词：posited　现在分词：positing　

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；认定；认为…为实
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
     大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:postulate

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:postulate
• put before
  1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  Synonym:submitstateput forward
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
  2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
  3. fix your eyes on this spot
  Synonym:situatefixdeposit

双语例句

• That could be because happier young adults are more likely to earn a college degree, get hired and promoted, be more optimistic and less neurotic, the researchers posit.
  研究人员推断，这也许是因为快乐的年轻人更有可能获得大学文凭、找到工作并获得提升。他们也更为乐观，不那么神经质。
• If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
  如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话，那么我们腑该努力使其最小化。
• I'm going to posit that he's probably out to avenge the murder of his wife.
  我想他大概是想对妻子的死复仇吧。
• We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
  安置未聘人员，加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设；
• For another, they posit that the people who have made losses in current conditions have a strong incentive to correct their mistakes the next time and therefore that many government actions have been counterproductive by shielding actors from the consequences of their mistakes.
  其次，他们断定，那些在目前状况下蒙受损失的人具有强大的激励在未来纠正自己的错误，因此许多政府行动迄今是事与愿违的，它们庇护着行为者，使其不必承受自己行为的后果。
• While her work does not posit an overt political statement, it originates from a desire to respo nd to the contemporary situation of Mexican Americans by expressing positive images of their culture.
  尽管她的作品未提出公开的政治宣言，但却是发源于通过描述墨美文化中的正面形象来反映墨美人目前处境的愿望。
• And likewise, the fact of the matter is this: There is a serious disconnect between the South Korean public historical consciousness and what most impartial scholars posit as Korean history.
  同样，事实是：南韩公众的历史认识与大多数公正的历史学家所认为的韩国历史有很大的差异。
• These ecologists posit that the relatively steady populations have "density-dependent" growth parameters;
  这部分生态学家假设：那些相对稳定的种群具有和“种群密度相关”的增长参数；
• Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness
  有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
• Basically that the various arguements that might be offered for believing in souls don't seem very compelling upon examinations so there's no good reason to posit this extra entity.
  基本上要我们相信灵魂的，不同的理据，都经不住考察，所以我们没有很好的理由，来假设这个额外实体的存在。