postulates

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪts]

v. 假定; 假设
postulate的第三人称单数

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。