hypothesis

英 [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs]

美 [haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs]

n.  (有少量事实依据但未被证实的)假说，假设; (凭空的)猜想，猜测

复数：hypotheses　

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牛津词典

noun

• （有少量事实依据但未被证实的）假说，假设
  an idea or explanation of sth that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct
  1. to formulate/confirm a hypothesis
     提出 / 证实假设
  2. a hypothesis about the function of dreams
     关于梦的作用的假说
• （凭空的）猜想，猜测
  guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge
  1. It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
     在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 假说;假设
  Ahypothesisis an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
  1. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats...
     现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
  2. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
     人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。

英英释义

noun

• a tentative insight into the natural world
  1. a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
  2. he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
  Synonym:possibilitytheory
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonym:guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculation
• a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

双语例句

• The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
  收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。
• Two basic postulates and a hypothesis in circuit theory are provided.
  文中提出了电路理论的两个基本公设和一个假设。
• As an exploratory and hypothetical assertion to a matter, scientific hypothesis has some convictional element.
  科学假说作为对问题的一种试探性和推测性的断言，有信念的成分。
• In making an inference the scientist has built up a hypothesis.
  在推论的过程中，科学家建立了假说。
• So the hypothesis that I am in a matrix is not a skeptical hypothesis.
  所以那个我在一个母体中的假说不是一个怀疑论的假说。
• That's the hypothesis put forth by a new study published in Health Affairs.
  《卫生事务》刊登的一项最新研究提出了这一假设。
• In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with.
  没有此类证据，就没有可以推理的前提。
• Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats
  现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
• Data failed to support this hypothesis but revealed ethnic differences.
  数据未能支持这一假设，但显示了种族差异。
• A retailer with which I'm involved appears to be testing this hypothesis by default.
  一家和我有交道的零售商似乎阴差阳错地检验了这条假说。