posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数：posits　过去式：posited　过去分词：posited　现在分词：positing　

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；认定；认为…为实
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
     大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:postulate

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:postulate
• put before
  1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  Synonym:submitstateput forward
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
  2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
  3. fix your eyes on this spot
  Synonym:situatefixdeposit

双语例句

• Nevertheless, we might still be able to posit three major differences between Chinese and Western ideas of history.
  从总体而言，中西史学的观念有三个不同特点。
• In contrast to a trend in western culture to posit a radical duality between the body and the mind, the Buddha saw the human mind and body as intimately interconnected.
  西方文化趋势认为身心是两极二元对立的，佛陀与此相反，祂了解到身心之间有密切不可分的关连。
• Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness
  有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
• So in the spirit of inquiry, and building on an internal review of our own development programs, let me posit four sets of problems that merit future research.
  本着探求的精神，同时基于世行内部对发展项目的评估，我要提出四组需要深入研究的问题。
• We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
  安置未聘人员，加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设；
• One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
  主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象
• If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
  如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话，那么我们腑该努力使其最小化。
• I'm going to posit that he's probably out to avenge the murder of his wife.
  我想他大概是想对妻子的死复仇吧。
• On the other side of the debate are dual-mechanism approaches which posit that regular verb forms are computed in a rule-processing system while irregular verbs are processed in associative memory.
  联结主义认为使用单一机制的神经网络系统足以解释规则和不规则语素变体；双机制则认为需要规则系统和联想记忆两个不同的机制对此进行解释。
• Posit the notion that you could be living the same day over and over.
  姑且认为你是日复一日地在过同一天。