hypothetical
UK/,haipәu'θetikәl/US
GREB2
释义
adj.
Based on a hypothesis; supposed rather than real or proven.
假设的;假定的(非真实/未证实的)
n.
A hypothetical situation or example.
假设情况;假定的例子
词根拆分
词根派生hypothesis 的形容词:hypo-(下面)+ thet(被放置)+ -ical = 「关于仅作为假定放在下面之物的」。hypothetical 的情形是你拿出来推理用的,而非真实发生过的。
词根 thes 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.hypothetical scenario假设情景
- 2.hypothetical situation假设情况
- 3.hypothetical question假设性问题
- 4.purely hypothetical纯属假设
例句
- 1.
Let's consider a hypothetical case where prices double overnight.
我们来设想一个价格一夜翻倍的假设情形。
- 2.
That's purely hypothetical—it hasn't actually happened.
那纯属假设——实际上并没有发生。
- 3.
She refused to answer hypothetical questions from reporters.
她拒绝回答记者提出的假设性问题。