hypothesize
verb[IorT]
formal(UKusuallyhypothesise)uk/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.saɪz/us/haɪˈpɑː.θə.saɪz/to give apossiblebut notyetprovedexplanationfor something:
假设,假定We hypothesizedthatchildrenofalcoholicfatherswilldemonstratemorebehaviouralproblems.
There's nopointhypothesizingabouthow theaccidenthappened, since we'll never reallyknow.假定事故是如何发生的没有任何意义,因为我们永远也不会知道真实情况是怎样的。
Thisdiscoveryledexpertsto hypothesize a differentpathofevolutionfor early man.
Synonyms
conjectureformal
speculate
theorize
- There is oneorchidsostrangelyshapedthat Darwin hypothesized amothwith a 12-inchproboscisthat coulddipdown intoitslong,hollowtube.
- Bartoshuk'slateststudyfoundsomepeopleexperiencegreater"oralburn" fromalcoholand she hypothesized that they were lesslikelytobecomealcoholicsas aresult.
- It is hypothesized that, in thisdisease, ageneticdefectforcescalciumtoremainoutsideofcellsratherthanenteringthem.
- In the 18thcentury,naturalscientistsbeganto hypothesize about theEarthhaving alinearhistoryratherthan aneternallyrecurringpattern.
- Children have anaturaltendencytoinvestigate, to hypothesize, and toexperiment.
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as muchidiom
- conjecture
- consider
- deem
- draw
- fall
- guess
- hazard
- jump
- jump to conclusionsidiom
- mark
- marksomeonedown assomething
- misjudge
- misjudgment
- presume
- presuppose
- speculate
- surmise
- think ofsomething