theoretical
adjective
uk/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/C2
basedon theideasthatrelateto asubject, not thepracticaluses of thatsubject:
理论上的;纯理论的theoreticalphysics理论物理
abstract ideas
- abstractHappiness, faith, and confidence are abstract qualities.
- conceptualThe introduction lays out a conceptual framework for the book.
- notionalThere is a notional improvement in air quality that cannot be demonstrated.
- theoreticalVitamin supplements can give a theoretical boost to health.
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relatedto anexplanationthat has not beenproved
推想的,假设的Logic and reason
- a fortiori
- a posteriori
- a priori
- analytic
- antinomy
- illogically
- incoherently
- inductive
- inductively
- intellectual
- non sequitur
- non-theoretical
- non-verbal
- nonscientific
- paradox
- teleological
- teleology
- theoretically
- theory
- thinking