posits

英 [ˈpɒzɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪts]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实
posit的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

双语例句

• Finally, it posits and explores the potential value of an enterprise PM role.
  最后，本文假定并探究企业PM角色的潜在价值。
• The theory of markedness model posits that code-switching can be divided into the marked and the unmarked.
  标记模式理论把语码转换主要分成有标记和无标记转换。
• Dr Berger posits that sediba may have evolved directly into Homo erectus, leaving habilis as an evolutionary sideline, and not even part of the genus Homo.
  李博杰博士断定南方古猿源泉种直接进化为直立猿人甚至不是人属的一部分，在这点上能人就稍逊一筹。
• He posits that Google is extremely confident, and that it is using the out-sized break-up fee as a way to relay that confidence to regulators.
  他认为，谷歌对于收购极度自信，它希望这种一掷千金的做法能让监管机构感受到公司的这种信心。
• If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better.
  如果它提出了一个复杂的道德状况，那么它就更应该是本好书了。
• The second explanation derives from the Red Queen Hypothesis, which posits an evolutionary arms race between predators and prey.
  第二种解释来自“红皇后假说”，该假说假定在掠食者和猎物之间存在一种跟进化相关的军备竞赛。
• Inevitably, Qingsong posits, our spiritual as well as material worlds'are affected.
  因此，王庆松指出，我们的精神和物质世界都受到了影响。
• The panspermia hypothesis posits that living cells or their precursors could have emerged on another planet or moon billions of years ago and hitched a ride to earth on a meteorite.
  “胚种假说”假设：活细胞或其前驱物可能于数十亿年前发源自其它行星或月球上，并且搭陨石的便车来到地球。
• As I dig in, discovering a welcome hint of ginger, Moore posits two theories of why the British are less obese than Americans.
  我开动起来，欣喜地发现一丝姜味，这时，摩尔提出了两个理论，分析为何英国人不如美国人肥胖。
• While this approach might seem to be out of order, the editor posits that it might be in order of difficulty.
  尽管这种方式的顺序看起来有些不合常理，但编辑假定这可能是按照困难程度来安排的。