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

• 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。
• 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。
• Huntington's set contains twenty-three postulates and has sphere and inclusion as primitive terms.
  韩廷顿公设集合包括23条公设，把球和包含作为原始术语。
• They proclaimed to be eternal postulates of reason and justice.
  他们宣称这些原则是理性和正义的永恒的要求。
• In this chapter we shall consider some of the basic postulates and theorems of quantum mechanics.
  本章我们将阐述量子力学的一些基本假设和原理。
• Its postulates are binding upon all men in every part of the world.
  它的要求对世界各地的任何人都有约束力。
• Hooke's law postulates that the material has linear elastic behavior and we do not intend considering a different material.
  虎克定律假定材料有线性弹性性质，而我们并不打算考虑与此不同的材料。
• It postulates privacy, open and honest communication.
  它要求具有隐密性的，开放而诚实的交际。
• And I think I put up the postulates.
  我想我已经建立过这种假设了。
• A proposition deducible from basic postulates.
  从基本公设推论出的命题。