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源自拉丁语 'suppositio'(放置于下方),由 sub-(下)和 positio(放置)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 指基于有限证据或没有确凿证据的猜测或假设,常用于表达不确定的推断或暂时性的看法。
“His theory is based on the supposition that all humans are inherently good.”
(他的理论基于一个假设,即所有人本质上都是善良的。)
“The police acted on the supposition that the suspect was still in the city.”
(警方根据嫌疑人仍在城内的假设采取了行动。)
on the supposition that — 表示基于某种假设或前提,通常用于说明行动或决策的依据。
“They proceeded on the supposition that the weather would improve.”
(他们基于天气会好转的假设继续行动。)