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

• 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。
• Some posit that gender identity is firmly fixed at a very young age;
  有些认为性别认同在很小的年龄就被牢牢地固定；
• 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？
• Historical linguists posit a common ancestor from which both Romance and Germanic languages descend.
  历史语言学家认为罗斯语系和德语语系由同一种语言演变而来。
• What you need to do is to posit your claim and the gift is yours.
  你需要做的仅仅是宣称你的所有权，那么这份财富就将归你所有。
• So in the spirit of inquiry, and building on an internal review of our own development programs, let me posit four sets of problems that merit future research.
  本着探求的精神，同时基于世行内部对发展项目的评估，我要提出四组需要深入研究的问题。
• That could be because happier young adults are more likely to earn a college degree, get hired and promoted, be more optimistic and less neurotic, the researchers posit.
  研究人员推断，这也许是因为快乐的年轻人更有可能获得大学文凭、找到工作并获得提升。他们也更为乐观，不那么神经质。
• He thought that all knowledge was probability, only was presumed by posit and induction was the way in finding the best posit.
  他认为一切知识都是概率性知识，只能以假定的意义被确认，而归纳法就是找到最佳假定的工具。
• When we posit an intention we just decide which of these speakers it is.
  当我们假定这样一种意图时，必须裁定哪一个是说话人。
• Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness
  有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。