postulated

英 [ˈpɒstjuleɪtɪd]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃuleɪtɪd]

v.  假定; 假设
postulate的过去分词和过去式

过去式：postulated　过去分词：postulated　

BNC.34358 / COCA.35796

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

• Edgar Anderson postulated that pure species were usually well adapted to the habitats on which they evolved.
  爱德加？安德生解释说，纯种树通常能适应其进化所在的生境。
• The dichotomy postulated by many between idealism and realism is one of the standard cliches of the ongoing debate over international affairs.
  许多人提出的理想主义和现实主义的两分法，只不过是一种对于国际事务的持续辩论中的典型的陈词滥调而已。
• Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements. Hydrogen sulphide bearing gas or water is postulated to be an important reductant in several areas.
  难以还原的氧化物某种金属氧化物，如铝化合物、锌化合物，难以被还原成元素的含硫化氢的气体和水被认为是某些地区的一种主要的还原剂。
• Problems in the individual's family interactions or family dynamics have also been postulated as having some causal impact.
  个人的家庭相互影响的问题，或者家庭动态也可能是原因之一。
• As a consequence of relativity, he postulated the formula, E= mc2, to understand the amount of energy required to attain the speed of light.
  作为相对论的结果，他提出了E=MC2来理解要达到光速所需要的能量。
• The original construction of the euro postulated that members would abide by the limits set by Maastricht.
  欧元最初的结构要求各成员国遵照《马斯特里赫特条约》设定的限制。
• Because of the postulated incompressibility of the fluid, equal masses of fluid occupy equal volumes.
  因为有流体不可压缩的假设，所以质量相等的流体所占据的体积相等。
• Now these are postulated accidents that the facility is designed and built to withstand without exceeding these offsite exposure guidelines.
  现在，这些是假定的事故，也就是设备是设计和建造来抵挡的，而且不超过这些站外曝光的指导方针。
• Hydrogen sulphide bearing gas or water is postulated to be an important reductant in several areas.
  含硫化氢的气体和水被认为是某些地区的一种主要的还原剂。
• This disorder could be the result of the nervous system's role in the development of the disease, postulated the researchers.
  研究者推断，此病症可归为此疾病发展中的神经系统作用。