heroic assumption

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
    — Even if we make the heroic assumption that the governor makes this his top priority, it isn't feasible to have new regulation in effect in six months.

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