prop·o·si·tion
noun OPAL W
/ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃn/
- an idea or a plan of action that is suggested, especially in business
提议，建议，计划（尤指业务上的） - I'd like to put a business proposition to you.
我想向您提个业务上的建议。 - He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition.
他正设法使他的计划显得吸引人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec1- Ring up your agent in New York and put your proposition to him.
给你在纽约的代理人打电话，把你的建议告诉他。 - Is that a viable proposition?
那个建议可行吗？ - We have a proposition to make.
我们要提个建议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- attractive
- tempting
- win-win
- …
- put to somebody
- consider
- accept
- …
- I'd like to put a business proposition to you.
- a thing that you intend to do; a problem, task or person to be dealt with
打算做的事；待处理的问题（或事情）；需要应付的人 - Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
在英国获得工作许可证往往不是一件简单的事情。
Extra Examples- Running the business was one thing. Getting it to make a profit was a different proposition altogether.
经营管理企业是一回事，要能使之盈利则完全是另一回事。 - He's a different proposition from his father—much less tolerant.
他和他父亲不同——他不那么宽容。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- difficult
- tough
- tricky
- …
- Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
- (also Proposition)(in the US) a suggested change to the law that people can vote on
法律修正议案 - How did you vote on Proposition 8?
对于第 8 项修正案你是怎么投的票？
- How did you vote on Proposition 8?
- (formal) a statement that expresses an opinion
见解；主张；观点 - Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts.
她的分析是建立在权力使人堕落的观点上的。 - The book puts forward a number of extreme propositions about the nature of language.
这本书对语言的本质提出了一些极端的见解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- central
- fundamental
- …
- set
- advance
- express
- put forward
- …
- concern something
- relate to something
- proposition about
- Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts.
- (mathematics) a statement of a theorem, and an explanation of how it can be proved
命题 - First of all we need to examine whether this proposition is true.
首先我们需要检验这个命题是否正确。
- First of all we need to examine whether this proposition is true.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin propositio(n-), from the verb proponere ‘set forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’.