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supposition n.假设；推测；推想 (1) 实验结果证实了我们的假设。(2) 我的猜测是他偷了这笔钱。(3) 他认为情况会好转，这纯粹是推测而已。(4) 这故事是以假想为基础的。 What's the difference between an assumption and a supposition — both nouns that are often taken as synonyms for each other? An assumption is an idea or theory that is usually made without proof. A supposition, on the other hand, has the connotation that the idea or theory is testable and provable. If you are to meet someone named Hunter, you may make the assumption that you are meeting a man. But if you know that Hunter lives in an all-female dorm, you may have the supposition that Hunter is a woman.

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英 [ˌsʌpə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌsʌpə'zɪʃn] (1) The experimental results bear out our supposition.(2) My supposition is that he stole the money.(3) His belief that things will improve is pure supposition.(4) The story is based on supposition. A supposition is a guess or a hypothesis. Your supposition that your kids will automatically wash their hands before dinner is probably false. You'd best remind them to do it or risk dirty hands at dinner. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]假定；假设；设想 A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it.   [oft N that]  [FORMAL 正式]There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助，然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设，却从没人对此考证过。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]毫无根据的想法；无稽之谈 You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them.   [disapproval]The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.当局驳回了该报告，称其许多内容有的纯属臆测，有的存在偏差错误。

英语单词	supposition
英美音标	英 [ˌsʌpə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌsʌpə'zɪʃn]
中文释义	n.假设；推测；推想
英语例句	(1) The experimental results bear out our supposition. (2) My supposition is that he stole the money. (3) His belief that things will improve is pure supposition. (4) The story is based on supposition.
中文例句	(1) 实验结果证实了我们的假设。 (2) 我的猜测是他偷了这笔钱。 (3) 他认为情况会好转，这纯粹是推测而已。 (4) 这故事是以假想为基础的。
vocabulary简明	A supposition is a guess or a hypothesis. Your supposition that your kids will automatically wash their hands before dinner is probably false. You'd best remind them to do it or risk dirty hands at dinner.
vocabulary扩展	What's the difference between an assumption and a supposition — both nouns that are often taken as synonyms for each other? An assumption is an idea or theory that is usually made without proof. A supposition, on the other hand, has the connotation that the idea or theory is testable and provable. If you are to meet someone named Hunter, you may make the assumption that you are meeting a man. But if you know that Hunter lives in an all-female dorm, you may have the supposition that Hunter is a woman.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]假定；假设；设想 A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. [oft N that] [FORMAL 正式] There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts... 人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助，然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。 But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it. 博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设，却从没人对此考证过。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]毫无根据的想法；无稽之谈 You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them. [disapproval] The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy. 当局驳回了该报告，称其许多内容有的纯属臆测，有的存在偏差错误。

Supposition Assumption Idea Based Hands Theory Hunter Evidence