| 单词 | proposition |
| 释义 | proposition —propositional, adj. —propositionally, adv. /prop'euh zish"euhn/, n. 1. the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business. 4. a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: Keeping diplomatic channels open is a serious proposition. 5. anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration. 6. Rhet. a statement of the subject of an argument or a discourse, or of the course of action or essential idea to be advocated. 7. Logic. a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false. 8. Math. a formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed; a theorem or a problem. 9. a proposal of usually illicit sexual relations. v.t. 10. to propose sexual relations to. 11. to propose a plan, deal, etc., to. [1300-50; ME proposicio(u)n < L proposition- (s. of propositio) a setting forth. See PROPOSITUS, -ION] Syn. 2. See proposal. |
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