hypothesis

英 [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs]

美 [haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs]

n.  (有少量事实依据但未被证实的)假说，假设; (凭空的)猜想，猜测

复数：hypotheses　

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牛津词典

noun

• （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
  1. to formulate/confirm a hypothesis
     提出 / 证实假设
  2. a hypothesis about the function of dreams
     关于梦的作用的假说
• （凭空的）猜想，猜测
  guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge
  1. It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
     在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 假说;假设
  Ahypothesisis an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
  1. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats...
     现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
  2. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
     人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。

英英释义

noun

• a tentative insight into the natural world
  1. a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
  2. he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
  Synonym:possibilitytheory
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonym:guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculation
• a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

双语例句

• In making an inference the scientist has built up a hypothesis.
  在推论的过程中，科学家建立了假说。
• I've also found later references to supply and demand in describing a component that supports this hypothesis.
  我还在对一个支持该假说的组件的描述中发现了对supply和demand的论述。
• The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis.
  新的发现已证明那个假定是无根据的。
• Data failed to support this hypothesis but revealed ethnic differences.
  数据未能支持这一假设，但显示了种族差异。
• Two basic postulates and a hypothesis in circuit theory are provided.
  文中提出了电路理论的两个基本公设和一个假设。
• A retailer with which I'm involved appears to be testing this hypothesis by default.
  一家和我有交道的零售商似乎阴差阳错地检验了这条假说。
• In this prospective cohort study, we tested the hypothesis that CLL is always preceded by MBL.
  在这组前瞻性群组研究中，我们检验CLL通常来自于MBL的假设。
• We have proved the hypothesis.
  我们已经证明了这种假设。
• The outcome of the empirical testing is highly consistent with the model and each hypothesis.
  实证检验结果支持这一模型和假设。
• Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment.
  基于假设或者理论而不是实验。