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
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.- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。
- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
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
- 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.- ...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 - 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。
- ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
- 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.- 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。
- Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。
英英释义
noun
- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb
- take as a given
- He posited three basic laws of nature
- maintain or assert
- He contended that Communism had no future
- require as useful, just, or proper
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
双语例句
- 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。 - We introduce the Lobachevskian geometry and the Ricmanian geometry by proving the Euclidean of the fifth postulate.
通过对欧氏第五公设的试证,引入罗氏几何与黎氏几何。 - I would even postulate that it began with Ming-ji Reformation in the mid-19th century.
我猜应该从19世纪中叶的明治维新开始。 - 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。 - 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。 - The symbol x ( a, b) is to be interpreted subject to this postulate, in case such interpretation is possible.
在这种解释成立时,符号x(a,b)要按照这个公设来解释。 - So you have to, under this rule, postulate several loss of coolant accidents of different sizes and locations.
所以,你们必须,在这些规定下,假定不同大小和地点的,冷却剂损失的事故。 - They postulate that either solitude is a more positive experience than interacting with strangers, or people misunderstand the consequences of distant social connections.
与陌生人说话的状态相比,他们假定了两种状态:独自坐着比聊天交流的体验好,或是人们误解了社会关系中距离感的后果。 - Of necessity this path has raised some fundamental research issues that have not preoccupied the mainstream path-specifically the nature of institutions, the separation of institutions from organizations, an explicit concern with political institutions, and a critical evaluation of the rationality postulate.
这条路径已经提出了一些主流还没有关注的基本的研究问题,具体的有制度的性质,制度与组织的区别,明确关注政治制度,以及理性假设的关键发展。 - 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