单词 | proposition |
释义 | Word Frequency proposition(ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən) noun 1. a proposal or topic presented for consideration 2. philosophy a. the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false b. the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is Compare statement (sense 9)3. mathematics a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof 4. informal a person or matter to be dealt with he's a difficult proposition 5. an invitation to engage in sexual intercourse verb 6. (transitive) to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse Derived forms propositional (ˌpropoˈsitional) adjective propositionally (ˌpropoˈsitionally) adverb Word origin C14 proposicioun, from Latin prōpositiō a setting forth; see propose |
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