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

• Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment.
  基于假设或者理论而不是实验。
• 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。
• The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
  结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设。
• 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。
• A suggested explanation, so long as its correctness is still in doubt, is called a hypothesis.
  提出来的解释，只要它的正确性仍然有疑问，便称为假说。
• 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。
• Without hypothesis, further investigation lacks purpose and direction.
  若没有假设，进一步的研究便缺乏目的和方向。
• 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。
• Their hypothesis was borne out.
  他们的假设被证实了。
• Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.
  她的研究基于语言可以简化这样一个假说。