| 释义 |
pos·tu·la·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English postulacion, from Middle French postulation, from Medieval Latin postulation-, postulatio, from Latin, demand, request, from postulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : an act of postulating
< the postulation of surviving spirits might look plausible — A.G.N.Flew >
b. : postulate, assumption
< admit as a postulation >
2. : a formal petition of a plaintiff in Roman law to the praetor for leave to prosecute an action or to make an accusation |