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postulate

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒstjuleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To assume something as true without proof, especially as the basis of an argument.

假定，假设；以……为前提

n.

A statement assumed to be true without proof, used as the basis for reasoning or argument.

假设，基本前提；公设

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
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Common Collocations

  • 1.postulate a theory假设一种理论
  • 2.postulate the existence of假定……的存在
  • 3.[widely postulated]被广泛假设的
  • 4.basic postulate基本假设

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Scientists postulate that dark matter makes up most of the universe's mass.

  • 2.

    The theory postulates a direct link between stress and physical illness.

  • 3.

    Euclid postulated five basic axioms as the foundation of geometry.

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