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The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。
1. VERB 假定；假设 If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis. 

  • ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...

    假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点

  • Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.

    弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。

2. N-COUNT 假定；假设 A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation. 

  • Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.

    奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。