proposition
noun[C]
uk/ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/C1
anofferorsuggestion, usually inbusiness:
（通常指商业上的）提议，建议Hewroteto me lastweekregardingabusinessproposition hethoughtmightinterestme.他上周写信给我，提出一项他认为我会感兴趣的商业建议。
I'veputmy propositiontothecompanydirectorfor hisconsideration.我已将我的提议交给公司主管考虑。
a suggestion
- suggestionMay I make a suggestion? Keep your receipts for tax reimbursement.
- proposalThe proposal for a new stadium has been rejected.
- propositionHe wrote to me with a very interesting business proposition.
- thoughtI've had a thought about what we might do this summer.
- ideaRebecca has a few ideas about how we could improve things.
- motionThere is a motion before the assembly to adjourn the meeting.
anideaoropinion:
主张；观点；见解They weredebatingthe proposition that "Allpeoplearecreatedequal".他们正就“人人生而平等”这一命题展开辩论。
mathematics,languagespecialized
astatementorproblemthat must besolvedorprovedto betrueor nottrue:
命题：需要求解的题目或需通过论证而得出真值的陈述句Pythagoras'stheoremis themathematicalproposition that in any right-angledtriangle, thesquareon thehypotenuseisequalto thesumof thesquareson the other twosides.毕达哥拉斯定理是一个数学命题，即在任何直角三角形中，斜边的平方等于其他两条边的平方和。
politicsUSspecialized
in somestatesof theUnitedStates, a newplanthat isvotedon by thepeopleof astate:
（美国某些州由人民投票决定的）州级提案Heproposedanunsuccessfulstateproposition.他提出了一个州级提案，但没有获得通过。
Under Proposition 71, thestatewillcommit$3billiontostudyingstemcellsover the next 10years.根据第71号州级提案，该州将在未来10年内投入30亿美元用于干细胞研究。
- So how does my propositionstrikeyou ?
- I'mafraidmy mother-in-law'scookingis never a verytemptingproposition.
- Doing thewalkin therainwasn't a veryattractiveproposition.
- It's acrazyidea,certainlynot one ofyourbetterpropositions.
- I've got abusinessproposition to put to you.
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- intimate
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
Ideas, concepts and theories
Guesses and assumptions
International relations: United States politics & government
proposition
verb[T]
uk/ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/toasksomeone who you are not in arelationshipwith if they would like to havesexwith you:
要求与（某人）发生性关系，向…提出猥亵的要求I was propositioned by acompletestranger.一个素不相识的人提出想和我上床。