hypothesis

英 [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs]

美 [haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs]

n.  (有少量事实依据但未被证实的)假说，假设; (凭空的)猜想，猜测

复数：hypotheses　

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牛津词典

noun

• （有少量事实依据但未被证实的）假说，假设
  an idea or explanation of sth that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct
  1. to formulate/confirm a hypothesis
     提出 / 证实假设
  2. a hypothesis about the function of dreams
     关于梦的作用的假说
• （凭空的）猜想，猜测
  guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge
  1. It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
     在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 假说;假设
  Ahypothesisis an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
  1. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats...
     现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
  2. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
     人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。

英英释义

noun

• a tentative insight into the natural world
  1. a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
  2. he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
  Synonym:possibilitytheory
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonym:guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculation
• a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

双语例句

• A suggested explanation, so long as its correctness is still in doubt, is called a hypothesis.
  提出来的解释，只要它的正确性仍然有疑问，便称为假说。
• A retailer with which I'm involved appears to be testing this hypothesis by default.
  一家和我有交道的零售商似乎阴差阳错地检验了这条假说。
• In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with.
  没有此类证据，就没有可以推理的前提。
• Two basic postulates and a hypothesis in circuit theory are provided.
  文中提出了电路理论的两个基本公设和一个假设。
• Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats
  现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
• The results of the experiment confirmed this hypothesis.
  实验结果证明了这个假说。
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis are used to prove this hypothesis.
  并对此进行了定性定量的论证和分析。
• I don't know whether the Computational Hypothesis is correct.
  我不知道是否计算性假说是对的。
• The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
  结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设。
• His new hypothesis gives a possible reason for the change of the weather.
  他的新假说提出气象变化的一个可能的原因。