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posit

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒzit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To assume or suggest something as a fact or basis for argument; to put forward for consideration.

假设,假定;提出(供讨论)

n.

Something assumed or proposed as a basis for reasoning; a postulate.

假设;假定的命题

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
positto place, put, position
=posit

Common Collocations

  • 1.posit a theory提出一个理论
  • 2.posit the existence of假定……的存在
  • 3.[posit a connection]假设存在关联
  • 4.posit that假定……

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The researcher posited that early childhood experiences shape adult behavior significantly.

  • 2.

    Philosophers have long posited the existence of a universal moral law.

  • 3.

    The theory posits a direct link between economic inequality and social unrest.

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