supposition

Word family  noun supposition presupposition adjective supposed verb suppose presuppose adverb supposedly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sup·po·si·tion /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]  THINK SO/NOT BE SUREsomething that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it 假定；推测；猜测 His version of events is pure supposition. 他对事情的说法纯属推测。supposition (that) The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money. 警方的做法是假定她拿了钱。

Examples from the Corpus

supposition• The only other things she had were guesses and suppositions.• My supposition is not without basis.• The report will be based on fact, not supposition.• Our literary canons have largely been constructed on such Renaissance suppositions.• When Agenda 2000 comes into place, the supposition is that the set-aside rate should fall to zero.• So long as these suppositions were taken seriously, they were not only reassuring, but frequently effective.• Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.• Eichenbaum and Orbach share this supposition.supposition (that)• All his reservations were based on intuition, supposition.• My business interests are declared, but, contrary to some popular media suppositions, I am not connected with the Lonrho organisation.• Our literary canons have largely been constructed on such Renaissance suppositions.• Police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.• Take the doctrine as you will, the supposition of such a cause is both useless and contradictory.• These suppositions are rejected because there is little evidence to support them.• Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.• Eichenbaum and Orbach share this supposition.

sup·po·si·tion nounChineseSyllable  

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supposition
sup‧po‧si‧tion /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it:
    His version of events is pure supposition.
    supposition (that)
    The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.

sup·pos·itionBrE /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (formal) [countable] ~ (that…) an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it 推测的想法；推断的结论 SYN assumption ◆The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered. 警方正根据他被谋杀的假定展开调查。🔊🔊 [uncountable] the act of believing or claiming that sth is true even though it cannot be proved 推测；推断◆The report is based entirely on supposition. 这篇报道完全建立在推测的基础上。🔊🔊