单词 | theory |
释义 | Word Frequency theory(ˈθɪərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a system of rules, procedures, and assumptions used to produce a result 2. abstract knowledge or reasoning 3. a speculative or conjectural view or idea I have a theory about that 4. an ideal or hypothetical situation (esp in the phrase in theory) 5. a set of hypotheses related by logical or mathematical arguments to explain and predict a wide variety of connected phenomena in general terms the theory of relativity 6. a nontechnical name for hypothesis (sense 1) Word origin C16: from Late Latin theōria, from Greek: a sight, from theōrein to gaze upon |
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