postulates

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪts]

v.  假定; 假设
postulate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。


• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpostulatesomething, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
  1. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
     假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
  2. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
     弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
• N-COUNT 假定；假设
  Apostulateis an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
  1. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
     奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。

双语例句

• Gallic logic often tempted him to carry his postulates to extremes, unnecessarily wounding to Americans.
  高卢人的逻辑常常使得他把他的一些设想发展到极端，以致不必要地伤害了美国人。
• Functionalism postulates an inborn need to solve problems.
  机能主义假定人类生来就有解决问题的需要。
• ID simply postulates that the universe possesses evidence that it was intelligently designed.
  它只是假设宇宙拥有证据证明它是由高智能设计的。
• The author postulates that the sun will die after 100 million years.
  那位作者假定一亿年后太阳会消失[能量会用尽]。
• And I think I put up the postulates.
  我想我已经建立过这种假设了。
• All other assumptions and postulates must in like manner be left behind at the entrance to philosophy, whether they are derived from the intellect or the imagination.
  同样，所有一切别的假设和成见，不论其出于表象，或出于思维，都须在走进哲学的大门之前摒弃不用。
• The efficient market hypothesis postulates that markets tend towards equilibrium and deviations occur in a random fashion; moreover, markets are supposed to function without any discontinuity in the sequence of prices.
  有效市场假说认为，市场总是趋向于平衡，偏离是随机出现的；并认为市场价格的运行不会出现“不连续点”。
• It postulates privacy, open and honest communication.
  它要求具有隐密性的，开放而诚实的交际。
• We live because as Anthropic Principle postulates that our Universe seems to be designed to fit our existence.
  我们之所以能够生存，是因为如人择原理所假定，这个宇宙为了适应我们的生存而专门设计的。
• At first glance, the two postulates seem innocent enough.
  乍一看来，这两个假设似乎够单纯的了。