| 单词 | hypothetical |
| 释义 | hypothetical (once / 2799 pages) nadj Everyone who has ever taken a science class knows the word "hypothesis," which means an idea, or a guess, that you are going to test through an experiment. A hypothetical is related to that. It means something based on an informed guess. Hypotheticals are fun. How would you do in a hypothetical arm-wrestling competition against your Grandma? There are people in the Pentagon whose jobs are to consider all kinds of hypotheticals––what if Luxembourg armed itself with nuclear weapons? What if France developed the ability to pelt Switzerland with cannons firing cheeses? WORD FAMILYhypothetical: hypothetically, hypotheticals+/hypothecate: hypothecated, hypothecating/hypothesis: hypothecate, hypotheses, hypothesise, hypothesize, hypothetical/hypothesise: hypothesised, hypothesising/hypothesize: hypothesized, hypothesizes, hypothesizing USAGE EXAMPLESThe first scenario presented a hypothetical man called Jeff who “works long hours and his calendar is always full.” Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Transgender rights advocates called that a far-fetched hypothetical, saying a person would not approach a doctor who lacked suitable experience and expertise. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Fully 88 percent of those on the left supported a hypothetical two-state agreement. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. consider the following, just as a hypothetical Hyper hypothesis, possibility, theory a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena 2adj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence hypothetical situation Syn circumstantial, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious theoretic, theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations |
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