supposition 音标拼音: [s
, ʌpəz'ɪʃən]
n . 想象,推测,推想
想象,推测,推想
supposition n 1 :
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [
synonym : {
guess }, {
conjecture }, {
supposition },
{
surmise }, {
surmisal }, {
speculation }, {
hypothesis }]
2 :
a hypothesis that is taken for granted ; "
any society is built upon certain assumptions " [
synonym : {
assumption }, {
supposition },
{
supposal }]
3 :
the cognitive process of supposing [
synonym : {
supposition },
{
supposal }]
Supposition \
Sup `
po *
si "
tion \,
n . [
F .
supposition ,
L .
suppositio a placing under ,
a substitution ,
fr .
supponere ,
suppositium ,
to put under ,
to substitute .
The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose .
See {
Sub -},
and {
Position }.]
1 .
The act of supposing ,
laying down ,
imagining ,
or considering as true or existing ,
what is known not to be true ,
or what is not proved .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which is supposed ;
hypothesis ;
conjecture ;
surmise ;
opinion or belief without sufficient evidence .
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1913 Webster ]
This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true ,
it is imposible to be false .
--
Tillotson .
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He means are in supposition . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
supposition ":
allegory ,
allusion ,
apprehension ,
apriorism ,
arcane meaning ,
assumption ,
axiom ,
belief ,
coloration ,
conceit ,
concept ,
conception ,
conjecture ,
connotation ,
fancy ,
guesswork ,
hint ,
hypothesis ,
idea ,
image ,
imago ,
implication ,
implied meaning ,
import ,
impression ,
inference ,
innuendo ,
intellectual object ,
intimation ,
ironic suggestion ,
meaning ,
memory -
trace ,
mental image ,
mental impression ,
metaphorical sense ,
notion ,
nuance ,
observation ,
occult meaning ,
opinion ,
overtone ,
perception ,
perhaps ,
posit ,
postulate ,
postulation ,
postulatum ,
premise ,
presumption ,
presupposal ,
presupposition ,
proposal ,
proposition ,
recept ,
reflection ,
representation ,
sentiment ,
set of postulates ,
speculation ,
subsense ,
subsidiary sense ,
suggestion ,
supposal ,
suppose ,
supposing ,
surmise ,
symbolism ,
theory ,
thesis ,
thought ,
tinge ,
touch ,
undercurrent ,
undermeaning ,
undertone ,
working hypothesis
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