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postulate

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪt , ˈpɒstjulət]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪt , ˈpɑːstʃulət]

v.  假定; 假设
n.  假定; 假设

过去分词:postulated 过去式:postulated 第三人称单数:postulates 现在分词:postulating 复数:postulates 

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Collins.1 / BNC.10534 / COCA.13028

牛津词典

    verb

    • 假定;假设
      to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc.
      1. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
        他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。

    noun

    • 假定;假设
      a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc.

      柯林斯词典

        The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。

      • VERB 假定;假设
        If youpostulatesomething, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
        1. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
          假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
        2. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
          弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
      • N-COUNT 假定;假设
        Apostulateis an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
        1. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
          奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。

      英英释义

      noun

      • (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
          Synonym:posit

        verb

        • take as a given
          1. He posited three basic laws of nature
          Synonym:posit
        • maintain or assert
          1. He contended that Communism had no future
          Synonym:contend
        • require as useful, just, or proper
          1. It takes nerve to do what she did
          2. success usually requires hard work
          3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
          4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
          5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
          6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
          Synonym:necessitateaskneedrequiretakeinvolvecall fordemand

        双语例句

        • If so we shall have a wave function that satisfies our new postulate.
          如果事实确是如此,我们就得到了一个满足新假设的波函数。
        • These findings led the investigators to postulate that the organism is commonly present on mucous membranes and skin.
          这些发现使得研究者们得出一种假说,该有机体通常在粘膜和皮肤上存在。
        • Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
          奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。
        • The Crucial Experiment for Checking Einstein's Postulate of the Constancy of the Speed of Light
          爱因斯坦光速不变假设的判决性实验检验
        • If you postulate the force like that it explains the phenomena.
          如果你假设这个力的存在那就能解释一些现象了。
        • Hence the poet attempted to rehabilitate the latter in a round-about way, succeeding, however, only by means of a postulate.
          因此,诗人试图恢复后者在一个迂回的方式取得了成功,但是,只有通过一个假设。
        • Under the postulate of constrained maximization, the choice of the form of competition is always a result of constrained transaction cost minimization.
          在局限下极大化的假设下,竞争形式的选择一定是基于交易费用的局限下极小化的。
        • Others postulate that some miners, working far too deep in the ground, inadvertently operated in areas of powerful buried magic.
          其它一些假设是,一些矿工,挖到地面之下太深了。无意中挖了埋藏有强大魔法的地方。
        • In many ways he is advancing a philosophic postulate of great scope and power, although the full development of the thesis is only left deeply embedded.
          从很多方面看来,他是在向一种宏观视野,与权力的哲学式假说迈进,虽然这个论点并未发展完全,只是深植在他的想法中。
        • I think we can postulate a utility function along the following lines: having a Christmas tree up during the Christmas season brings positive utility, but diminishing marginal utility over time.
          我觉得我们可以按照以下思路来假定一个效用函数:在圣诞节期间有一棵圣诞树可以带来正的效用,但随着时间流逝,边际效用就会递减。