postulates

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪts]

v.  假定; 假设
postulate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'pɒstjʊleɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'pɒstjʊlət/. 动词读作 /'pɒstjʊleɪt/。名词读作 /'pɒstjʊlət/。


• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpostulatesomething, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
  1. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
     假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
  2. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
     弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
• N-COUNT 假定；假设
  Apostulateis an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
  1. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
     奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。

双语例句

• Traditionally, a researcher postulates an idea, devises an experiment to test it and then reports the results.
  传统的做法是，研究人员提出一个假设的想法，然后设计一个实验来验证该想法，最后将实验结果报道出来。
• In this chapter we shall consider some of the basic postulates and theorems of quantum mechanics.
  本章我们将阐述量子力学的一些基本假设和原理。
• Functionalism postulates an inborn need to solve problems.
  机能主义假定人类生来就有解决问题的需要。
• It postulates privacy, open and honest communication.
  它要求具有隐密性的，开放而诚实的交际。
• This paper postulates the importance of track maintenance in urban rail transit by describing the characteristics of railway lines, the track structure damage by the motion of trains, etc.
  从城轨交通线路的主要特征、列车运行时对轨道结构破坏等方面，说明轨道维修工作的必要性。
• Hooke's law postulates that the material has linear elastic behavior and we do not intend considering a different material.
  虎克定律假定材料有线性弹性性质，而我们并不打算考虑与此不同的材料。
• And I think I put up the postulates.
  我想我已经建立过这种假设了。
• The efficient market hypothesis postulates that markets tend towards equilibrium and deviations occur in a random fashion; moreover, markets are supposed to function without any discontinuity in the sequence of prices.
  有效市场假说认为，市场总是趋向于平衡，偏离是随机出现的；并认为市场价格的运行不会出现“不连续点”。
• The author postulates that the sun will die after 100 million years.
  那位作者假定一亿年后太阳会消失[能量会用尽]。
• Its postulates are binding upon all men in every part of the world.
  它的要求对世界各地的任何人都有约束力。