| 释义 |
hypothesis美 [haɪ'pɑθəsɪs] 英 [haɪ'pɒθəsɪs] v.+n. hypothesis test,accept hypothesis,reject hypothesis,prove hypothesis,support hypothesis n. theory,premise,suggestion,supposition,proposition 1. | [c] （有少量事实依据但未被证实的）假说，假设an idea or explanation of sth that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct |
| to formulate/confirm a hypothesis 提出╱证实假设 | | a hypothesis about the function of dreams 关于梦的作用的假说 |
2. | [u] （凭空的）猜想，猜测guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge |
| It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts. 在我们还没掌握事实之前瞎猜是毫无意义的。 |
n. | 1. a tentative explanation for a phenomenon, used as a basis for further investigation 2. a statement that is assumed to be true for the sake of argument 3. in logic, the antecedent of a conditional statement 4. an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct 1. a tentative explanation for a phenomenon, used as a basis for further investigation 2. a statement that is assumed to be true for the sake of argument 3. in logic, the antecedent of a conditional statement 4. an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct |
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