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When you hypothesize, you offer a possible explanation that has not been proved yet. You are not claiming you already know; you are saying, “This could be why,” so that you or someone else can check. Scientists hypothesize before they test; doctors hypothesize about why a patient is ill; you can hypothesize in class about a story or a result.
When you hypothesize當你hypothesize的時候 you offer a possible explanation that has not been proved yet你是在提出一個還沒被證實的可能解釋 You are not claiming you already know你不是在宣稱你已經知道答案 you are saying, “This could be why”你是在說「這可能就是原因」 so that you or someone else can check這樣你或別人才能去查證 Scientists hypothesize before they test科學家在做實驗前會hypothesize doctors hypothesize about why a patient is ill醫生會針對病人為什麼生病hypothesize you can hypothesize in class about a story or a result你在課堂上也可以針對一個故事或一個結果hypothesize
It is more careful than a wild guess, but it is weaker than a fact. In everyday talk, people more often say “I think” or “maybe.” You will meet two spellings: hypothesize (usual in American English) and hypothesise (usual in British English). They are the same word.
It is more careful than a wild guess它比亂猜要謹慎 but it is weaker than a fact但比事實還弱 In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people more often say “I think” or “maybe”人們比較常說「我覺得」或「也許」 You will meet two spellings你會遇到兩種拼法 hypothesize (usual in American English)hypothesize（美式英文常用） and hypothesise (usual in British English)和hypothesise（英式英文常用） They are the same word它們是同一個字
Though actually, having a hypothesis does not make you right — it only gives you something clear to test.
Though actually不過其實 having a hypothesis does not make you right有假說不代表你是對的 it only gives you something clear to test它只是給你一個明確可以檢驗的東西
組成From hypothesis + -ize. Hypothesis is the noun (a possible explanation you have not proved); -ize makes the verb (to offer that idea).
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- hypothesisthe noun this verb is made from — the unproved idea itself
- hypotheticalthe adjective: about a “what if” situation
- hypotheticallythe adverb: in a “what if” way
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
hypothesizeverb/haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/
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To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
- When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply.
- Census response is thus a reasonable proxy for civicminded attitudes and cooperation that are hypothesized to improve governmental performance.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。