postulate

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪt , ˈpɒstjulət]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪt , ˈpɑːstʃulət]

v.  假定; 假设
n.  假定; 假设

过去分词：postulated　过去式：postulated　第三人称单数：postulates　现在分词：postulating　复数：postulates　

CET6TOEFLGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.10534 / COCA.13028

牛津词典

verb

• 假定；假设
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc.
  1. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
     他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。

noun

• 假定；假设
  a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc.

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。

英英释义

noun

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

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:posit
• maintain or assert
  1. He contended that Communism had no future
  Synonym:contend
• require as useful, just, or proper
  1. It takes nerve to do what she did
  2. success usually requires hard work
  3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  Synonym:necessitateaskneedrequiretakeinvolvecall fordemand

双语例句

• They postulate that either solitude is a more positive experience than interacting with strangers, or people misunderstand the consequences of distant social connections.
  与陌生人说话的状态相比，他们假定了两种状态：独自坐着比聊天交流的体验好，或是人们误解了社会关系中距离感的后果。
• Is this a reasonable postulate?
  这是不是一个合理的假设？
• Under the postulate of constrained maximization, the choice of the form of competition is always a result of constrained transaction cost minimization.
  在局限下极大化的假设下，竞争形式的选择一定是基于交易费用的局限下极小化的。
• I think we can postulate a utility function along the following lines: having a Christmas tree up during the Christmas season brings positive utility, but diminishing marginal utility over time.
  我觉得我们可以按照以下思路来假定一个效用函数：在圣诞节期间有一棵圣诞树可以带来正的效用，但随着时间流逝，边际效用就会递减。
• So you have to, under this rule, postulate several loss of coolant accidents of different sizes and locations.
  所以，你们必须，在这些规定下，假定不同大小和地点的，冷却剂损失的事故。
• If so we shall have a wave function that satisfies our new postulate.
  如果事实确是如此，我们就得到了一个满足新假设的波函数。
• 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。
• The intrinsic randomness commonly ascribed to quantum mechanics is the result of this postulate.
  一般算在量子力学头上的内在随机性，其实正是这个外加假定的结果。
• We introduce the Lobachevskian geometry and the Ricmanian geometry by proving the Euclidean of the fifth postulate.
  通过对欧氏第五公设的试证，引入罗氏几何与黎氏几何。
• First of all, the paper explains the postulate of the system, it adopts the means of current sum of three-phase to figure out capacitance and tan δ.
  首先说明该系统的技术原理，采用三相电流和法计算获得介损和电容量。