hypothesis
US /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/
UK /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/
1.
假设, 假说
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.
科学家对这种现象的起因提出了一个假设。
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We need to test this hypothesis with more experiments.
我们需要通过更多实验来验证这个假设。