postulates

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪts]

v.  假定; 假设
postulate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。


• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpostulatesomething, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
  1. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
     假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
  2. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
     弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
• N-COUNT 假定；假设
  Apostulateis an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
  1. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
     奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。

双语例句

• Gallic logic often tempted him to carry his postulates to extremes, unnecessarily wounding to Americans.
  高卢人的逻辑常常使得他把他的一些设想发展到极端，以致不必要地伤害了美国人。
• This conclusion contradicts the conventional view, which postulates just one migratory wave out of Asia.
  这个结论与传统的观点相矛盾，据传统的观点推测，只有一批移民来自亚洲。
• ID simply postulates that the universe possesses evidence that it was intelligently designed.
  它只是假设宇宙拥有证据证明它是由高智能设计的。
• Traditionally, a researcher postulates an idea, devises an experiment to test it and then reports the results.
  传统的做法是，研究人员提出一个假设的想法，然后设计一个实验来验证该想法，最后将实验结果报道出来。
• For statesman, values lived are more reliable than postulates articulated.
  对于一个政治家来说，身体力行的准则比口头上的主张更加受到人们的信赖。
• In this chapter we shall consider some of the basic postulates and theorems of quantum mechanics.
  本章我们将阐述量子力学的一些基本假设和原理。
• And economics of the new system provides a theoretical basis for the accounting postulates.
  新制度经济学为会计准则的供需分析提供了理论基础。
• The author postulates that the sun will die after 100 million years.
  那位作者假定一亿年后太阳会消失[能量会用尽]。
• Current government audit standards actually have included some ideas of audit postulates.
  现行国家审计准则其实已蕴含若干审计假设思想。
• At first glance, the two postulates seem innocent enough.
  乍一看来，这两个假设似乎够单纯的了。