| 单词 | hypothetical |
| 释义 | hypothetical —hypothetically, adv. /huy'peuh thet"i keuhl/, adj. 1. assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case. 2. of, pertaining to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning. 3. given to making hypotheses. 4. Logic. a. (of a proposition) highly conjectural; not well supported by available evidence. b. (of a proposition or syllogism) conditional. n. 5. a hypothetical situation, instance, etc.: The Secretary of Defense refused to discuss hypotheticals with the reporters. Also, hypothetic (defs. 1-4). [1580-90; < Gk hypothetik(ós) supposed (hypo- HYPO- + the- put (base of tithénai to put, DO1) + -tikos -TIC) + -AL1] Syn. 1. suppositional, theoretical, speculative. |
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