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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

      • That could be because happier young adults are more likely to earn a college degree, get hired and promoted, be more optimistic and less neurotic, the researchers posit.
        研究人员推断,这也许是因为快乐的年轻人更有可能获得大学文凭、找到工作并获得提升。他们也更为乐观,不那么神经质。
      • Whether we are awake or dreaming interpret nerve impulses and posit causes for them according to their own needs.
        我们是否清醒,或者在做梦,解释了神经冲动,并且假定了,他们的原因,根据他们自己的需要。
      • At the confirmatory study stage, we conduct a case study on a leading foundry and collect data from the real system usage and transactional records to test the hypotheses we posit.
        在验证研究阶段,我们与该产业的领导厂商合作进行个案研究,由实际的交易资料库及电子商务系统使用纪录中进行资料分析,并对本研究所导出的假设模型进行检定。
      • 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。
      • On the other side of the debate are dual-mechanism approaches which posit that regular verb forms are computed in a rule-processing system while irregular verbs are processed in associative memory.
        联结主义认为使用单一机制的神经网络系统足以解释规则和不规则语素变体;双机制则认为需要规则系统和联想记忆两个不同的机制对此进行解释。
      • 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
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness
        有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
      • 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;