| 单词 | hypothesis |
| 释义 | hypothesishypothesis /haɪˈpɑθəsɪs/ ●●○ AWL noun (plural hypotheses /-siz/) 1[countable] science an idea that is based on what you have seen or done, that may explain something, but that has not yet been tested or proven to be true: hypothesis that There is growing evidence for the hypothesis that mood affects health.hypothesis about His research tests a hypothesis about a possible cause of the disease. The results are consistent with the hypothesis (=they help to support it).► see thesaurus at idea2[uncountable] ideas or guesses rather than facts SYN speculation: My guess is the driver was drunk, but that’s pure hypothesis.3[countable] math, algebra the idea that follows “if” or “unless” in a conditional sentence (=sentence that expresses an idea, fact, etc. that causes something else to be true)COLLOCATIONSverbstest/examine a hypothesis He set up an experiment to test his hypothesis.support a hypothesis The test results supported her hypothesis.prove/confirm a hypothesis There is no way of proving this hypothesis.be based on a hypothesis The theory is based on the hypothesis that humans first appeared in Africa more than 100,000 years ago.put forward a hypothesis/propose a hypothesis This hypothesiswas first put forward by Einstein in the early 20th century.develop/form a hypothesis (also formulate a hypothesis formal) Researchers developed the hypothesis that there was a link between diet and blood pressure.accept a hypothesis Most scientists accept the hypothesis that the universe began between 10 and 20 billion years ago.reject a hypothesis At first, many rejected the hypothesis, but it was later shown to be true.a hypothesis states/predicts/suggests something The hypothesis suggests that high levels of estrogen may protect women’s hearts.a hypothesis explains something The hypothesis explains the observed facts.adjectivesa working hypothesis (=a hypothesis that can be used now, but you may have to change later) He developed a working hypothesis.an alternative hypothesis No one has been able to suggest an alternative hypothesis.a plausible hypothesis (=one that can be believed) I have yet to see a plausible hypothesis which can explain why this happens. |
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