supposition

英 [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn]

美 [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn]

n.  推测的想法; 推断的结论; 推测; 推断

复数：suppositions　

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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
  1. 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。
• 推测；推断
  the act of believing or claiming that sth is true even though it cannot be proved
  1. The report is based entirely on supposition.
     这篇报道完全建立在推测的基础上。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the cognitive process of supposing
  Synonym:supposal
• a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  1. any society is built upon certain assumptions
  Synonym:assumptionsupposal
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonym:guessconjecturesurmisesurmisalspeculationhypothesis

双语例句

• Of course, this assumes Britain wants such change, a supposition yet to be proven.
  当然，这一暗示假定了英国人希望发生这样的变革，这是个还有待证实的假定。
• 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。
• The story is based on supposition.
  这故事是以假想为基础的。
• The positions of the two lines are consistent with this supposition.
  两条线的位置是这种假定相符的。
• All this, of course, is supposition.
  当然，所有这些都是推测。
• I was acting on the supposition that what he told me was true.
  我假定他所告诉我的是真的才采取行动。
• 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 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。
• John Durbeyfield had more conceit than energy or health, and this supposition was pleasant to him.
  约翰德北菲尔德的虚荣心比他的精力和健康强得多，所以这个假设很使他高兴。
• 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。