hypothetical

英 [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl]

美 [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl]

adj.  假设的; 假定的

复数：hypotheticals　

GREIELTS计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.8688 / COCA.8049

牛津词典

adj.

• 假设的；假定的
  based on situations or ideas which are possible and imagined rather than real and true
  1. a hypothetical question/situation/example
     假定的问题 / 情况 / 例子
  2. Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two…
     我们且举关于希拉这个假定的例子，她是一位有两个孩子的母亲…
  3. I wasn't asking about anybody in particular─it was a purely hypothetical question.
     我并没有问到具体某个人——那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （基于）假设的;假定的
  If something ishypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.
  1. Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party.
     让我们假设这样一种情景，卡萝尔，一位正在康复的可卡因成瘾者，应邀去参加一个聚会。
  2. ...a purely hypothetical question.
     纯属假设的问题
  3. Hypotheticalis also a noun.
     
  4. Well, at present we won't speculate on hypotheticals.
     嗯，目前我们不想去推测那些假想的东西。

英英释义

noun

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
  1. consider the following, just as a hypothetical

adj

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  1. theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
  2. the supposed reason for his absence
  3. suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
  4. hypothetical situation
  Synonym:conjecturaldivinatoryhypotheticsupposedsuppositionalsuppositioussupposititious

双语例句

• This is a hypothetical example of how a new approach might work.
  这是一个假设的新策略可能如何运行的例子。
• This is only a hypothetical ex-ample, but it will help us to consider the problem.
  虽然只是一个假设的例子，但它对我们考虑这个问题会有帮助。
• Real-world and hypothetical examples help explain the course's content.
  现实生活及假设性的例子都有助于解释这堂课程的内容。
• Ultimately, this choice will not be hypothetical either.
  最后，这一抉择也并非仅是假设性的。
• Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party.
  让我们假设这样一种情景，卡萝尔，一位正在康复的可卡因成瘾者，应邀去参加一个聚会。
• These predicted, hypothetical new quarks have recently appeared in physics experiments.
  这些预测，假设新的夸克最近出现在物理实验中。
• All of our example code illustrates interaction between PriceChecker and a hypothetical client.
  我们的全部示例代码都是用于演示PriceChecker和一个假定客户机的交互作用。
• I'm working the hypothetical like you suggested.
  按照你的推测我做了个假设。
• The hypothetical online purchasing system also provides a good example for data integrity.
  虚构的在线购物系统还提供了很好的数据完整性的例子。
• I have no doubt that this hypothetical man of ours is extremely capable.
  我不怀疑这个我们假定的男人能力非凡。