supposition

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. countable,uncountable
    — The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.
  2. The act or an instance of supposing. countable,uncountable

词形变化

suppositions plural

词汇关系

近义词
assumption conjecture educated guess foreguess given guess guesstimate hunch hypothesis inference overhope posit possibility postulation presumption reckoning speculation supposition surmise suspicion theory working hypothesis
上位词
statement
下位词
prejudice presupposition shot in the dark SWAG
衍生词
missupposition suppositional suppositionary supposition theory
相关词
deposition suppositious supposititious suppository axiom postulate suppose

词源

From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositiō, suppositiōnem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positiō, positiōnem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of pōnō, pōnere (“put, place”).
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