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单词 supposition
释义
suppositionsup‧po‧si‧tion /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The report will be based on fact, not supposition.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.
  • Eichenbaum and Orbach share this supposition.
  • My supposition is not without basis.
  • Our literary canons have largely been constructed on such Renaissance suppositions.
  • So long as these suppositions were taken seriously, they were not only reassuring, but frequently effective.
  • The only other things she had were guesses and suppositions.
  • When Agenda 2000 comes into place, the supposition is that the set-aside rate should fall to zero.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 His version of events is pure supposition.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounsuppositionpresuppositionverbsupposepresupposeadjectivesupposedadverbsupposedly
something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it:  His version of events is pure supposition.supposition (that) The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.
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