posits

英 [ˈpɒzɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪts]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实
posit的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

双语例句

• He posits it may come from aloofness, borne out of shyness.
  他推测那可能源自因害羞产生的离群感。
• Inevitably, Qingsong posits, our spiritual as well as material worlds'are affected.
  因此，王庆松指出，我们的精神和物质世界都受到了影响。
• Much to my relief, Ariely posits that we are pretty much all unable to take all factors into account when deciding what to do, and when.
  让我颇感安慰的是，艾瑞里指出，人们在决定何时做什么事时，很少会把所有因素都考虑进去。
• The article analyzes the reading and writing features of practical articles, and posits tactics for the teaching so as to enhance students'comprehensive capability of English application.
  分析应用文阅读及写作特点，并提出教学对策，以提高学生的英语综合使用能力。
• The second explanation derives from the Red Queen Hypothesis, which posits an evolutionary arms race between predators and prey.
  第二种解释来自“红皇后假说”，该假说假定在掠食者和猎物之间存在一种跟进化相关的军备竞赛。
• Tim Ferriss is a major advocate for the principal of Parkinson's Law& which, simply put, posits that a task can become leagues more difficult the longer a deadline.
  蒂姆菲利斯是帕金森定律的拥护者。简单来说，假设任务能够成为更为困难的集合，完工期限就会越长。
• Conventional wisdom posits that sideways moves are like pressing the pause button on your career, an idea that has stuck around even as organizations grow increasingly flatter.
  传统观念认为，选择平级跳槽，无异于在职业生涯的发展过程中摁下了暂停键。即使在整个商业形势不景气时，这种观点依然根深蒂固，颇有市场。
• The panspermia hypothesis posits that living cells or their precursors could have emerged on another planet or moon billions of years ago and hitched a ride to earth on a meteorite.
  “胚种假说”假设：活细胞或其前驱物可能于数十亿年前发源自其它行星或月球上，并且搭陨石的便车来到地球。
• This posits that rich mainlanders are diversifying their assets: Hong Kong as an international financial centre with a fully convertible currency, low tax regime and strong links to mainland China is a very convenient place to do it.
  这种观点认为，富有的内地居民正在分散投资自己的资产：香港是一个具有完全可兑换货币的国际金融中心，税负低，又与中国内地有紧密的联系，因此十分便利。
• The free radical theory of aging posits that substances with unpaired electrons attack the body's molecules and cause the functional decline of organs over time.
  衰老的自由基学说指出，自由基中的不配对电子攻击人体内其他物质的分子，从而进行配对，引起器官功能衰退。