Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8688
hypothetical
假设的；假定的；猜测的
核心释义
Based on an assumption or conjecture rather than on known facts; supposed.
- 1.
基于假设的；推测的
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
- 2.
有条件的；取决于某个假设/前提的
Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.
- 3.
主要基于猜测而非充分证据的
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
条件的；依假设而定的；基于假设的；推测的；有条件的；取决于某个假设/前提的；主要基于猜测而非充分证据的；假设的
用法In use
Let's consider a hypothetical situation where you win the lottery.
用法提示：用作形容词修饰situation，表示假设的
The professor asked us to discuss a hypothetical question in class.
用法提示：用作形容词修饰question，表示假定的
In a hypothetical scenario, the company might double its profits.
用法提示：用作形容词修饰scenario，表示基于假设的
hypothetical situation
hypothetical + noun
常用于修饰 situation, question, scenario 等名词。
We considered a hypothetical scenario.
我们考虑了一个假设的情景。
be + hypothetical
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hypothetical question
- 假设性问题
- The teacher asked a hypothetical question about life on other planets.老师问了一个关于其他星球上生命的假设性问题。
- hypothetical scenario
- 假设情景
- Let's consider a hypothetical scenario where the company loses its biggest client.让我们考虑一个假设情景：公司失去了最大的客户。
- hypothetical example
- 假设例子
- He used a hypothetical example to illustrate the difficulty of the decision.他用一个假设例子来说明这个决定有多难。
- hypothetical case
- 假设案例
- The lawyer discussed a hypothetical case to clarify the legal principle.律师讨论了一个假设案例，以澄清这项法律原则。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆法：想象科学家在黑板上列满 hypothesis（假设），hypothetical 就是‘假设的、推测的’结论。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术讨论、逻辑或法律推理、日常口语 该词通常用于学术、逻辑或法律等较正式的语境，表示基于假设而非事实；口语中也有“hypothetically speaking”之类的常见说法，总体不算生硬，但仍偏正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语，或系动词后作表语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These -ical words are spelling lookalikes for hypothetical. Genuine exact rhymes are not included, since the given pronunciation /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtəkəl/ is not matched by any of these. Parenthetical and antithetical are closest: they share the stressed syllable /θɛt/ and the -thetical suffix, but they are usually pronounced with /ɪ/ rather than /ə/ in the final syllable, so they are near rhymes. Theoretical, practical, political, and typical have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.