hypothesis

英[hai'pɔθəsis]美[hai'pɔθəsis]

n.
1.[C]假说，假设
2.[U]（凭空的）猜想，猜测

复　数：hypotheses

同：	[n.] conjecture, guess, possibility, theory

hypothesis，assumption，presumption，supposition

这些名词均有“假设，假想”之意。
hypothesis书面用词，指有待作进一步检验或证实的假设。
assumption侧重主观推测或主观设想。
presumption着重指以可能性为依据的假设。
supposition可与assumption换用，还可表某种试探性的主观看法或建议。

That hypothesis fell into doubt when the chicken hopped the fence and began pacing the perimeter of our yard with a proprietary air.
不过，当它跳过篱笆开始以主人的姿态在我们的院子四周踱步时，这个猜测就站不住脚了。收藏
According to the hypothesis of some economists, increased wages may give rise to the high cost of living.
按照一些经济学家们的假说，工资增加可能导致生活费用升高。收藏
Whenever we reject the null hypothesis, the conclusion we do accept is called the alternative hypothesis
无论何时，拒绝无效假设时，我们所接受的结论叫做备择假设。收藏
a seemingly valid but indemonstrable hypothesis.
看上去站得住脚但却无法证明的假设收藏
Conducted experiments to verify the hypothesis.
进行实验以证实这个假设收藏

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a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
- he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
[同] hypothesis, possibility, theory

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