a hypothetical
a hypothetical 通常指一个具体的假设情形。
Let's consider a hypothetical where the company goes bankrupt.
让我们考虑一个公司破产的假设情况。
可能或假设的情况或命题；假设的可能性、情况、陈述、提议、情形等
An imagined or possible situation, circumstance, statement, proposal, etc.
可能或假设的情况或命题
A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition.
假设的可能性、情况、陈述、提议、情形等
a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
Let's discuss a hypothetical: what if you won the lottery?
我们来讨论一个假设情况：如果你中了彩票会怎么样？
用法提示：此处“hypothetical”作名词，指一个假设的情景或可能性。
AI contextual example
The professor asked us to analyze several hypotheticals in class.
教授要求我们在课堂上分析几个假设情形。
用法提示：使用复数形式“hypotheticals”，指多个假设的可能性或情况。
AI contextual example
In a business meeting, it's common to explore hypotheticals before making decisions.
在商务会议中，在做出决定前探讨假设情形是很常见的。
用法提示：“hypotheticals”作名词，强调在决策前考虑的各种假设情况。
AI contextual example
a hypothetical 通常指一个具体的假设情形。
Let's consider a hypothetical where the company goes bankrupt.
让我们考虑一个公司破产的假设情况。
复数形式用于泛指多个假设情况。
The professor asked us to discuss several hypotheticals.
教授让我们讨论几个假设情景。
pose a hypothetical 是常用的固定搭配。
She posed a hypothetical to test our reasoning.
她提出一个假设来测试我们的推理。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to consider many different hypothetical.
正确表达We need to consider many different hypotheticals.
作为可数名词，'hypothetical'的复数形式是'hypotheticals'，表示多个假设情况。中文学习者常误以为它是不可数名词，漏加复数标记-s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Let's focus on the real problem, not on hypotheses.
正确表达Let's focus on the real problem, not on hypotheticals.
'hypotheses'是'hypothesis'的复数，指科学假设；'hypotheticals'指假设的情形。中文学习者容易将二者混淆，因为中文都翻译为'假设'。
hypothesis 指有待验证的假说，而 hypothetical 指假设的具体情形或事物。
assumption 指未经证明的假定，常隐含一定把握；hypothetical 强调纯粹假设性，未必有把握。
supposition 指主观推测，常缺乏证据；hypothetical 多指理论上的假设情形。
讨论一个假设情况
The class spent an hour discussing a hypothetical about time travel.
全班花了一个小时讨论一个关于时间旅行的假设情形。
提出一个假设
The professor posed a hypothetical to stimulate critical thinking.
教授提出了一个假设以激发批判性思维。
考虑一个假设情形
Before making a decision, we should consider a hypothetical in which the market crashes.
在做决定之前，我们应该考虑一个市场崩盘的假设情形。
探讨一个假设
The group explored a hypothetical where resources were unlimited.
小组探讨了一个资源无限的假设情形。
提出一个假设
During the meeting, someone raised a hypothetical about product failure.
会议期间，有人提出了一个关于产品失败的假设。
分析一个假设情形
We need to analyze a hypothetical to understand the potential risks.
我们需要分析一个假设情形以了解潜在风险。
hypo- (在...之下) + thet (放置) + -ical (形容词后缀)
hypo- (在...之下) + thesis (论点；命题)
假设常基于特定情景提出
假设性陈述基于未经验证的假定
假设常源于缺乏证据的推测
假设常是理性推测的结果
假设性情形常用于构建理论
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