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

• In making an inference the scientist has built up a hypothesis.
  在推论的过程中，科学家建立了假说。
• I've also found later references to supply and demand in describing a component that supports this hypothesis.
  我还在对一个支持该假说的组件的描述中发现了对supply和demand的论述。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their hypothesis was borne out.
  他们的假设被证实了。
• 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。
• That's the hypothesis put forth by a new study published in Health Affairs.
  《卫生事务》刊登的一项最新研究提出了这一假设。
• So the hypothesis that I am in a matrix is not a skeptical hypothesis.
  所以那个我在一个母体中的假说不是一个怀疑论的假说。
• 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。
• Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment.
  基于假设或者理论而不是实验。