
hypothetical
词源
源自希腊语 'hypothetikos'(假设的),由 'hypo-'(在...之下)和 'thesis'(放置)组成,16世纪通过拉丁语进入英语。
adjective
❶ 假设的,假想的,基于可能而非真实情况的。用于描述那些尚未发生或未被证实的事物或情境。
“Let's consider a hypothetical situation where you win the lottery.”
(让我们假设一种情况,你中了彩票。)
“The scientist presented a hypothetical model of the new particle.”
(科学家提出了这种新粒子的假设模型。)
noun
❶ 假设性的事物或命题,通常用于讨论或推理中作为思考实验的对象。
“This is just a hypothetical - what if time travel were possible?”
(这只是一个假设——如果时间旅行成为可能会怎样?)
“The debate focused on several interesting hypotheticals.”
(辩论集中在几个有趣的假设命题上。)
常见短语
hypothetical question — 假设性问题,指那些基于想象而非事实的提问,常用于测试思维或探讨可能性。
“Interviewers sometimes ask hypothetical questions to assess problem-solving skills.”
(面试官有时会问假设性问题来评估解决问题的能力。)
purely hypothetical — 纯假设的,强调某个想法或情境完全基于想象,与现实无关。
“My suggestion was purely hypothetical, not meant to be taken seriously.”
(我的建议纯属假设,不必当真。)