posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数：posits　过去式：posited　过去分词：posited　现在分词：positing　

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；认定；认为…为实
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
     大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:postulate

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:postulate
• put before
  1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  Synonym:submitstateput forward
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
  2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
  3. fix your eyes on this spot
  Synonym:situatefixdeposit

双语例句

• For another, they posit that the people who have made losses in current conditions have a strong incentive to correct their mistakes the next time and therefore that many government actions have been counterproductive by shielding actors from the consequences of their mistakes.
  其次，他们断定，那些在目前状况下蒙受损失的人具有强大的激励在未来纠正自己的错误，因此许多政府行动迄今是事与愿违的，它们庇护着行为者，使其不必承受自己行为的后果。
• One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
  主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象
• However, one could posit that the monster might be made out of significantly stronger materials than anything found in known earthly organisms;
  然而，有人也可以假定这只怪兽可能是由比其他已知生物强壮得多的物质构成的；
• And likewise, the fact of the matter is this: There is a serious disconnect between the South Korean public historical consciousness and what most impartial scholars posit as Korean history.
  同样，事实是：南韩公众的历史认识与大多数公正的历史学家所认为的韩国历史有很大的差异。
• In contrast to a trend in western culture to posit a radical duality between the body and the mind, the Buddha saw the human mind and body as intimately interconnected.
  西方文化趋势认为身心是两极二元对立的，佛陀与此相反，祂了解到身心之间有密切不可分的关连。
• The deep-seated causes they posit seem largely to have been missed by contemporaries, for whom – with very few exceptions – the war came as a complete surprise.
  他们假想的深层次原因似乎基本没有被他们同时代的人注意到，对后者来说（只有极少数人例外），一战完全是个意外。
• Analysts posit several explanations for the unexpected resilience of the Aussie.
  分析师们为澳元令人意外的抗跌性提出了几种解释。
• Under each of the following models, what would we expect the learners to posit as the value for R at the start of their L2 acquisition?
  以下范例中，在开始学习第二语言时，我们预料学习者会如何假定其R的价值？
• If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
  如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话，那么我们腑该努力使其最小化。
• Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
  卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。