第三人称单数：postulates
现在分词：postulating
过去分词：postulated
过去式：postulated
1. 假设：按照<<韦氏新国际辞典>>的解释,假设(Postulate)的涵义有二:(1)提出一个认为是理所当然或不言自明的命题;(2)基本的前提或假定. 第一种解释的意思是说,该命题已获得公认,不过必须通过其他假设或一般原则、准则、程序来证实,即使这一假设被公认,
1. 假定；假设
If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
e.g. ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
假设不同文化有不同人权标准的论点
e.g. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
2. postulate
2. 假定；假设
A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
e.g. Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.
奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。
1. postulate
1. Thereby the media uncritically accept the postulate that the Chinese middle class are generally anxious.
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noun
1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Synonym: posit
verb
1. take as a given
assume as a postulate or axiom
e.g. He posited three basic laws of nature
Synonym: posit
2. maintain or assert
e.g. He contended that Communism had no future
Synonym: contend
3. require as useful, just, or proper
e.g. It takes nerve to do what she did
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
Synonym: necessitate ask need require take involve call for demand