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Postulate 假定;假设 Basis Theory Argument 英[ˈpɒstjuleɪt 美[ˈpɑstʃəleɪt Vt.假定;提出要求;视…为理所当然;N.假定;先决条件;基本原理

单词 postulate
音标
英[ˈpɒstjuleɪt] 美[ˈpɑstʃəleɪt]
解释
vt.假定;提出要求;视…为理所当然;n.假定;先决条件;基本原理;
例句

VERB
假定;假设
If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
例:...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
例:Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。

N-COUNT
假定;假设
A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
例:Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。
变形
third:postulates~done:postulated~ing:postulating~past:postulated~

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