supposition
/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/noun
- an uncertain belief推测; 假想：
they were working on the supposition that his death was murder
他们根据他的死是谋杀这个推测在开展工作
mass noun their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay.他们的愤怒是基于猜测和流言飞语。
派生词
suppositional
adjective词源
late Middle English (as a term in scholastic logic)： from Old French, or from late Latin suppositio（n-） （translating Greek hupothesis 'hypothesis'）, from the verb supponere （see suppose）.