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posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数:posits 过去式:posited 过去分词:posited 现在分词:positing 

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

    verb

    • 假设;认定;认为…为实
      to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
      1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
        大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 假定;假设
      If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
      1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
        有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
      2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
        卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

    英英释义

    noun

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

      verb

      • take as a given
        1. He posited three basic laws of nature
        Synonym:postulate
      • put before
        1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
        Synonym:submitstateput forward
      • put (something somewhere) firmly
        1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
        2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
        3. fix your eyes on this spot
        Synonym:situatefixdeposit

      双语例句

      • Analysts posit several explanations for the unexpected resilience of the Aussie.
        分析师们为澳元令人意外的抗跌性提出了几种解释。
      • If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
        如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话,那么我们腑该努力使其最小化。
      • Historical linguists posit a common ancestor from which both Romance and Germanic languages descend.
        历史语言学家认为罗斯语系和德语语系由同一种语言演变而来。
      • We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
        安置未聘人员,加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设;
      • Posit the notion that you could be living the same day over and over.
        姑且认为你是日复一日地在过同一天。
      • The deep-seated causes they posit seem largely to have been missed by contemporaries, for whom – with very few exceptions – the war came as a complete surprise.
        他们假想的深层次原因似乎基本没有被他们同时代的人注意到,对后者来说(只有极少数人例外),一战完全是个意外。
      • And likewise, the fact of the matter is this: There is a serious disconnect between the South Korean public historical consciousness and what most impartial scholars posit as Korean history.
        同样,事实是:南韩公众的历史认识与大多数公正的历史学家所认为的韩国历史有很大的差异。
      • These ecologists posit that the relatively steady populations have "density-dependent" growth parameters;
        这部分生态学家假设:那些相对稳定的种群具有和“种群密度相关”的增长参数;
      • One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
        主张灵魂存在的一方声称,我们必须假设灵魂存在,才能解释一些,司空见惯或是超自然的现象
      • Nevertheless, we might still be able to posit three major differences between Chinese and Western ideas of history.
        从总体而言,中西史学的观念有三个不同特点。