hypothetically
adverb
uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way that isimaginedorsuggestedbut notnecessarilyrealortrue:
假设地,设想地Anyelectronicvotingsystemis hypothetically hackable.任何电子投票系统都是有可能破解的。
Hypotheticallyspeaking,caffeinedoesaffectcirculation.假设而言,咖啡因确实会影响血液循环。
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hypothetical
- The company’squickdecisioncould hypotheticallyopenit up tolegalaction.
- Oneintelligenceofficialwouldspeakonly hypothetically aboutcompaniesthatwanttolaundermoney.
- Hypothetically,partisanelectionjudgescouldallowinvotersfromtheirownpartywhilebarringothers.
Imagining and conceiving
- assume
- beyondyourwildest dreamsidiom
- blue-sky
- conceivable
- conceivably
- guess
- imagine
- inyourmind's eyeidiom
- inconceivably
- lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom
- look on/uponsomeone/somethingassomething
- mental image
- reach
- regard
- revisualization
- riot
- run riotidiom
- theorize
- think ofsomething
- throw