postulate
postulate
verb
[with obj.]
postulation
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes.
其理论假定飓风是旋转运动的。
[with clause]he postulated that the environmentalists might have a case.
他认定环境主义者可能会有这种情况。 - (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority
（教会法）提名某人任圣职，选举某人任圣职
- (formal)a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
(正式)假定，假设
perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect.
或许，巴比伦影响希腊天文学的假设是不正确的。
■(Mathematics)an assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning
(数)公设
postulation
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin postulat- 'asked', from the verb postulare
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