posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数：posits　过去式：posited　过去分词：posited　现在分词：positing　

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；认定；认为…为实
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
     大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:postulate

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:postulate
• put before
  1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  Synonym:submitstateput forward
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
  2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
  3. fix your eyes on this spot
  Synonym:situatefixdeposit

双语例句

• Some posit that gender identity is firmly fixed at a very young age;
  有些认为性别认同在很小的年龄就被牢牢地固定；
• Posit the notion that you could be living the same day over and over.
  姑且认为你是日复一日地在过同一天。
• We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
  安置未聘人员，加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设；
• While her work does not posit an overt political statement, it originates from a desire to respo nd to the contemporary situation of Mexican Americans by expressing positive images of their culture.
  尽管她的作品未提出公开的政治宣言，但却是发源于通过描述墨美文化中的正面形象来反映墨美人目前处境的愿望。
• One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
  主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象
• Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
  卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。
• Basically that the various arguements that might be offered for believing in souls don't seem very compelling upon examinations so there's no good reason to posit this extra entity.
  基本上要我们相信灵魂的，不同的理据，都经不住考察，所以我们没有很好的理由，来假设这个额外实体的存在。
• That could be because happier young adults are more likely to earn a college degree, get hired and promoted, be more optimistic and less neurotic, the researchers posit.
  研究人员推断，这也许是因为快乐的年轻人更有可能获得大学文凭、找到工作并获得提升。他们也更为乐观，不那么神经质。
• However, one could posit that the monster might be made out of significantly stronger materials than anything found in known earthly organisms;
  然而，有人也可以假定这只怪兽可能是由比其他已知生物强壮得多的物质构成的；
• Nevertheless, we might still be able to posit three major differences between Chinese and Western ideas of history.
  从总体而言，中西史学的观念有三个不同特点。