postulates
US /ˈpɑːs.tʃə.ləts/
UK /ˈpɒs.tʃə.ləts/
名词
公设, 假设
a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
示例:
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Euclid's geometric postulates are fundamental to mathematics.
欧几里得的几何公设是数学的基础。
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The theory is based on several unproven postulates.
该理论基于几个未经证实的假设。
动词
假定, 假设
suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning or belief
示例:
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He postulates that the universe is infinite.
他假定宇宙是无限的。
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The scientists postulate the existence of dark matter.
科学家们假定暗物质的存在。
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