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hypothetical

UK //ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl//US //ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl//

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。)

同义词:theoretical, speculative, imaginary

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。)

同义词:supposition, premise, postulate

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。)