hypothesis
英 [ha?'p?θ?s?s]
美[ha?'pɑθ?s?s]
- n. 假設
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詞態(tài)變化
復數:?hypotheses;
中文詞源
hypothesis 假說，假設
hypo-,在下，-thes,放置，詞源同thesis,theme,do. 即放在下面的，引申詞義假說，假設。
英文詞源
- hypothesis (n.)
- 1590s, from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, from Greek hypothesis "base, basis of an argument, supposition," literally "a placing under," from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + thesis "a placing, proposition" (see thesis). A term in logic; narrower scientific sense is from 1640s.
雙語例句
- 1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
- 結果證實了他的關于情態(tài)動詞用法的假設.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.
- 她的研究基于語言可以簡化這樣一個假說.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We have proved the hypothesis.
- 我們已經證明了這種假設.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Her hypothesis concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation.
- 她的假說涉及到電磁輻射的作用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis.
- 新的發(fā)現已證明那個假定是無根據的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》