hypothetically
adv. 假设地,假想地
If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.
Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party.
让我们假设这样一种情景,卡萝尔,一位正在康复的可卡因成瘾者,应邀去参加一个聚会。
...a purely hypothetical question.
纯属假设的问题
1. by hypothesis
He was invariably willing to discuss the possibilities hypothetically.
他总是愿意谈论各种假设的可能性。
It bases its figures on what it might, hypothetically, be earning on past investment.
这些假定的可能收益数字是依据过去的投资得出的。
Marty : So one could take the train? Just hypothetically?
玛蒂: 可以乘地铁? 只是设想而已?
Hypothetically speaking, I might be able to do your current job as a director.
说不定, 我也能做你现在主任的工作呢!