hypothesis
US /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/
UK /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/

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假設, 假說
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
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The scientist formed a hypothesis about the cause of the phenomenon.
科學家對這種現象的起因提出了一個假設。
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We need to test this hypothesis with more experiments.
我們需要通過更多實驗來驗證這個假設。