| 单词 | a posteriori |
| 释义 | a posteriori[ ey po-steer-ee-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, -awr-ee, -ohr-ee ] / ˌeɪ pɒˌstɪər iˈɔr aɪ, -ˈoʊr aɪ, -ˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR a posteriori ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivefrom particular instances to a general principle or law; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data: an a posteriori argument that derives the theory from the evidence.Compare a priori (def. 1). not existing in the mind prior to or independent of experience.Compare a priori (def. 2). Origin of a posteriori1615–25; <Latin: literally, from the one behind. See a-4, posterior WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH a posterioriad hoc, a posteriori , a priori, ex post facto, prima facieWords nearby a posterioriapospory, apostasy, apostate, apostatize, apostaxis, a posteriori, aposthia, apostil, apostilb, apostle, apostlebird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for a posterioria posteriori / (eɪ pɒsˌtɛrɪˈɔːraɪ, -rɪ, ɑː) / adjective logicrelating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle derived from or requiring evidence for its validation or support; empirical; open to revision statistics See posterior probability Compare a priori, synthetic (def. 4) Word Origin for a posterioriC18: from Latin, literally: from the latter (that is, from effect to cause) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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