托福词汇每日一练:hypothesis

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用法介绍

MEANINGS 义项

1.[C] an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true

假设，假说

SYN THEORY

• One hypothesis is that the victim fell asleep while driving.

一种假设是受害人开车时睡着了。

prove/test/support etc a hypothesis

• We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis.

我们希望进一步的研究能证实我们的假设。

[+ about]

• The authors reject the hypothesis about unemployment contributing to crime.

这些作者否定了关于失业导致犯罪的假设。

2.[U] ideas or guesses rather than facts

猜想

SYN SPECULATION

• All this is mere hypothesis.

这一切纯属猜想。