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supposition

英 [,sʌpə'zɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,sʌpə'zɪʃən]
  • n. 假定;推测;想像;见解

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词态变化


复数: suppositions;

助记提示


1. sup- "under" + posit- + -ion.
2. 字面含义: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. 它们有殊途同归、异曲同工之妙。

中文词源


supposition 推测,推断,想法

suppose,猜测,推测,-ition,名词后缀。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

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2. The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.
警察正按照她偷了钱的猜想采取行动.

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3. The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition.
整个计划只是建立在他的主观臆断上.

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4. His version of the events is pure supposition.
他对这件事的说法纯属猜测.

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5. The story is based on supposition.
这故事是以假想为基础的.

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