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- 复数： suppositions
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假定;假设;设想 A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it.
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There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...
人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助，然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。
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But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.
博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设，却从没人对此考证过。
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毫无根据的想法;无稽之谈 You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them.
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The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.
当局驳回了该报告，称其许多内容有的纯属臆测，有的存在偏差错误。
- Noun
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1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- synonym： guess，conjecture，surmise，surmisal，speculation，hypothesis
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2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted;
- "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
- synonym： assumption，supposal
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3. the cognitive process of supposing
- synonym： supposal
- 1. His version of the events is pure supposition.
- 他对这件事的说法纯属猜测。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She was charged on the supposition that she had colluded with her husband in the murders.
- 她被指控涉嫌与丈夫合谋杀人。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.
- 警察正按照她偷了钱的猜想采取行动。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The story is based on supposition.
- 这故事是以假想为基础的。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition.
- 整个计划只是建立在他的主观臆断上。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
