- 1提出假說（也常說「假設」）
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. 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. Though actually, having a hypothesis does not make you right — it only gives you something clear to test.
組成From hypothesis + -ize. Hypothesis is the noun (a possible explanation you have not proved); -ize makes the verb (to offer that idea).
同家族的字
- 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，摘錄並精簡格式，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/
- 1
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.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。