suppose
/səˈpəʊz/verb
1
- with clause assume that something is the case on the basis of evidence or probability but without proof or certain knowledge认为; 料想; 估计：
I suppose I got there about half past eleven.
我估计我是大约11点半到那儿的。
1.1
- used to make a reluctant or hesitant admission猜想（用于勉强或犹豫地承认）：
I'm quite a good actress, I suppose.
我想我可能是个相当不错的女演员。
1.2
- used to introduce a hypothesis and trace or ask about what follows from it假定：
suppose he had been murdered-what then?
假定他已经被谋杀了——又怎样呢？
1.3
- in imperative used to introduce a suggestion建议（用于祈使句）：
suppose we leave this to the police.
我建议我们把这件事情留给警察来处理吧。
1.4
- (of a theory or argument) assume or require that something is the case as a precondition（理论, 论点）要求以…为前提条件, 需以…为条件：
the procedure supposes that a will has already been proved
手续要求遗嘱要先被认证
with obj. the theory supposes a predisposition to interpret utterances.这个理论把解释话语的禀性作为前提条件。
1.5
- with obj. believe to exist or to possess a specified characteristic认为应该：
he supposed the girl to be about twelve
他认为这个女孩应该有12岁左右了
as adj. supposed people admire their supposed industriousness.人们钦佩他们那种公认的勤劳刻苦。
2
be supposed to do something
be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made（因处于某种境地或因约定）必须做：I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport.
我得在机场接人。
2.1
- with negative be forbidden to do something不准许：
I shouldn't have been in the study-I'm not supposed to go in there.
我本来不应该在书房的——我是不准许进入那里的。
短语
I suppose so
- used to express hesitant or reluctant agreement我想是的（用于犹豫或勉强地表示同意）。
派生词
supposable
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French supposer, from Latin supponere （from sub- 'from below' + ponere 'to place'）, but influenced by Latin suppositus 'set under' and Old French poser 'to place'.