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-derivedCommon 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.