hypothesis

pronunciation

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  • n.
    假设,假说
    [逻]前提

Word Origin

hypothesis 假说,假设

hypo-,在下,-thes,放置,词源同thesis,theme,do. 即放在下面的,引申词义假说,假设。

Example

1. My hypothesis will be tested in the year ahead .
我的假设将在未来一年得到检验。
2. Psychologists have a theory called the facial-feedback hypothesis .
心理学家有一个面部反馈假说的理论。
3. If their findings do not fit the hypothesis being tested , the work never sees the light of day .
如果实验的发现与事先假定的结果不相符,实验过程就永远不会被公诸于众。
4. It makes sense , but it 's only a hypothesis .
这个问题本身很有意义,但只是假设而已。
5. I am merely raising it as a hypothesis .
我只是把它作为一种假设。

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