1590s, from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, from Greek hypothesis "base, basis of an argument, supposition," literally "a placing under," from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + thesis "a placing, proposition" (see thesis). A term in logic; narrower scientific sense is from 1640s.
双语例句
1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设.
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2. Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.
她的研究基于语言可以简化这样一个假说.
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3. We have proved the hypothesis.
我们已经证明了这种假设.
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4. Her hypothesis concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation.
她的假说涉及到电磁辐射的作用.
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5. The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis.