supposition
n. 猜測; 推測; 假定; 猜想
A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it.
There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...
人們普遍認為我們是受公共基金的資助,然而我們大部分資金是透過簽訂競爭性合同得來的。
But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.
博物學中雖然有許多類似的假設,卻從沒人對此考證過。
You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them.
The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.
當局駁回了該報告,稱其許多內容有的純屬臆測,有的存在偏差錯誤。
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted;
3. the cognitive process of supposing
hypothesis, assumption, presumption, supposition
這些名詞均有"假設,假想"之意。
Supposition: In solar system's planet, which can forever block the sun shine to Earth's sunlight?
假設: 太陽系的行星中, 哪顆能永遠擋住太陽照射到地球的陽光?
We must not condemn her on pure supposition.
我們不能單憑臆測而譴責她.
The positions of the two lines are consistent with this supposition.
兩條線的位置是這種假定相符的.
FW: Supposition always plays a great role in people's perception.
弗蘭克-威廉姆斯: 推測總是在人們的感覺中扮演了重要的角色.
I was acting on the supposition that what he told me was true.
我假定他所告訴我的是真的才採取行動.