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
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.- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。
- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
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
- 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.- ...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 - 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。
- ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
- 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.- 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。
- Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。
英英释义
noun
- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb
- take as a given
- He posited three basic laws of nature
- maintain or assert
- He contended that Communism had no future
- require as useful, just, or proper
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
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。 - Out of postulate three it says Newtonian mechanics applicable.
从假设3我们可以知道，牛顿力学在这儿是适用的。 - Under the postulate of constrained maximization, the choice of the form of competition is always a result of constrained transaction cost minimization.
在局限下极大化的假设下，竞争形式的选择一定是基于交易费用的局限下极小化的。 - Of necessity this path has raised some fundamental research issues that have not preoccupied the mainstream path-specifically the nature of institutions, the separation of institutions from organizations, an explicit concern with political institutions, and a critical evaluation of the rationality postulate.
这条路径已经提出了一些主流还没有关注的基本的研究问题，具体的有制度的性质，制度与组织的区别，明确关注政治制度，以及理性假设的关键发展。 - The sciences postulate their respective objects, such as space, number, or whatever it be; and it might be supposed that philosophy had also to postulate the existence of thought.
每一科学均须各自假定它所研究的对象，如空间、数等等，而哲学似乎也须先假定思维的存在，作为思维的对象。 - I would even postulate that it began with Ming-ji Reformation in the mid-19th century.
我猜应该从19世纪中叶的明治维新开始。 - 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。 - One can also postulate several types of attack against such a system.
此外，还可以针对此类系统假设多种类型的攻击手段。 - 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； - The symbol x ( a, b) is to be interpreted subject to this postulate, in case such interpretation is possible.
在这种解释成立时，符号x（a，b）要按照这个公设来解释。