hypothesis
hypothesis
[hʌɪˈpɒθɪsɪs]
(pl. hypotheses -siːz)
hypothesist
[-sɪst]
noun
语源
[hʌɪˈpɒθɪsɪs]
(pl. hypotheses -siːz)
- a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
假设
his ‘steady state’ hypothesis of the origin of the universe.
他的宇宙起源“定态”假设。
■(Philosophy)a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth
(哲)前提
hypothesist
[-sɪst]
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hupothesis 'foundation', from hupo 'under' + thesis 'placing'
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