posits

英 [ˈpɒzɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪts]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实
posit的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Conventional wisdom posits that sideways moves are like pressing the pause button on your career, an idea that has stuck around even as organizations grow increasingly flatter.
  传统观念认为，选择平级跳槽，无异于在职业生涯的发展过程中摁下了暂停键。即使在整个商业形势不景气时，这种观点依然根深蒂固，颇有市场。
• While this approach might seem to be out of order, the editor posits that it might be in order of difficulty.
  尽管这种方式的顺序看起来有些不合常理，但编辑假定这可能是按照困难程度来安排的。
• The study essentially posits this: if autonomous cars become the norm, they could be shared by two people in the same household.
  该研究指出：如果自动驾驶汽车成为常态，两位家庭成员就可以同时使用一辆车。
• Eurocurrency deposits are not demand de posits as that term is understood in the United States.
  欧洲货币存款，不是在美国所说的那种活期存款。
• This posits that rich mainlanders are diversifying their assets: Hong Kong as an international financial centre with a fully convertible currency, low tax regime and strong links to mainland China is a very convenient place to do it.
  这种观点认为，富有的内地居民正在分散投资自己的资产：香港是一个具有完全可兑换货币的国际金融中心，税负低，又与中国内地有紧密的联系，因此十分便利。
• Improving China's languishing logistics network for freight would be a better use of the cash, Mr Chovanec posits.
  程致宇认为，将资金用于改善中国糟糕的货运物流网络将会是更好的选择。
• The theory of markedness model posits that code-switching can be divided into the marked and the unmarked.
  标记模式理论把语码转换主要分成有标记和无标记转换。
• As I dig in, discovering a welcome hint of ginger, Moore posits two theories of why the British are less obese than Americans.
  我开动起来，欣喜地发现一丝姜味，这时，摩尔提出了两个理论，分析为何英国人不如美国人肥胖。
• Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
  卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。
• The second explanation derives from the Red Queen Hypothesis, which posits an evolutionary arms race between predators and prey.
  第二种解释来自“红皇后假说”，该假说假定在掠食者和猎物之间存在一种跟进化相关的军备竞赛。