| 释义 |
hypothesis/haiˈpɒθisis/n. (pl. hypotheses /-si:z/) 1 a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without the assumption of its truth 假说；假设 2 a supposition made as a starting point for further investigation from known facts (cf. 参见 THEORY 1) 前提 3 a groundless assumption 猜测；揣测 [Late Latin from Greek hupothesis ‘foundation’ (as HYPO-, THESIS)] |