postulate

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪt , ˈpɒstjulət]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪt , ˈpɑːstʃulət]

v.  假定; 假设
n.  假定; 假设

过去分词：postulated　过去式：postulated　第三人称单数：postulates　现在分词：postulating　复数：postulates　

CET6TOEFLGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.10534 / COCA.13028

牛津词典

verb

• 假定；假设
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc.
  1. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
     他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。

noun

• 假定；假设
  a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc.

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。


• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpostulatesomething, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
  1. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
     假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
  2. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
     弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
• N-COUNT 假定；假设
  Apostulateis an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
  1. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
     奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:posit

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:posit
• maintain or assert
  1. He contended that Communism had no future
  Synonym:contend
• require as useful, just, or proper
  1. It takes nerve to do what she did
  2. success usually requires hard work
  3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  Synonym:necessitateaskneedrequiretakeinvolvecall fordemand

双语例句

• They postulate that either solitude is a more positive experience than interacting with strangers, or people misunderstand the consequences of distant social connections.
  与陌生人说话的状态相比，他们假定了两种状态：独自坐着比聊天交流的体验好，或是人们误解了社会关系中距离感的后果。
• You might be wondering about the absence from our list of the Born postulate.
  你们可能感到惊讶，在我们的列举中没有玻恩的假设。
• In many ways he is advancing a philosophic postulate of great scope and power, although the full development of the thesis is only left deeply embedded.
  从很多方面看来，他是在向一种宏观视野，与权力的哲学式假说迈进，虽然这个论点并未发展完全，只是深植在他的想法中。
• If you postulate the force like that it explains the phenomena.
  如果你假设这个力的存在那就能解释一些现象了。
• Now, think psychological physiology disease should have the following postulate commonly: ① psychology society should be stimulated coming on with development process respect has main effect;
  现在，一般认为心理生理疾病应具备以下基本条件：①心理社会应激在发病与发展过程方面有重要作用；
• Hence the poet attempted to rehabilitate the latter in a round-about way, succeeding, however, only by means of a postulate.
  因此，诗人试图恢复后者在一个迂回的方式取得了成功，但是，只有通过一个假设。
• Others postulate that some miners, working far too deep in the ground, inadvertently operated in areas of powerful buried magic.
  其它一些假设是，一些矿工，挖到地面之下太深了。无意中挖了埋藏有强大魔法的地方。
• And postulate number five is some of Bohr's early genius.
  假设五中涉及到的，是些波尔的早期成就。
• The null result was directly related to a central postulate of the theory.
  零结果都直接与理论的中心假设相联系。
• Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
  奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。