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postulate
假设；公理
核心释义
An assumption or principle accepted without proof as the basis for reasoning or argument; an axiom.
- 1.
未经证明而假定为自明或普遍接受的东西,尤用作论证基础；有时区别于公理,因其仅适用于特定学科或语境,而非普遍真理,且由其他公理推导而来,并非绝对假设。
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
- 2.
基本要素；基本原理。
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
- 3.
公理。
An axiom.
- 4.
要求；前提。
A requirement; a prerequisite.
基本原理；要素；必要条件；前提；未经证明而假定为自明或普遍接受的东西,尤用作论证基础；有时区别于公理,因其仅适用于特定学科或语境,而非普遍真理,且由其他公理推导而来,并非绝对假设。；基本要素；基本原理。；公理。
用法In use
The scientist's postulate was that gravity works the same everywhere.
用法提示：postulate 作为名词，表示“假设”，在句中充当主语补足语。
Many postulates in mathematics are taken as true without proof.
用法提示：postulates 是名词复数形式，表示“若干假定”，在句中作主语。
Before we begin, we need to agree on a basic postulate.
用法提示：postulate 作为名词，意为“基本条件”，在句中作介词 on 的宾语。
the postulate that + clause
名词postulate后接that从句表示具体假定的内容。
The postulate that all men are created equal is fundamental to democracy.
人人生而平等这一假设是民主的基础。
a postulate of + noun phrase
通常与介词of连用，表示某理论或体系的基本假定。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- basic postulate
- 基本假定
- The basic postulate of the theory is that all matter is composed of atoms.该理论的基本假定是所有物质由原子组成。
- fundamental postulate
- 基本假设
- Einstein's theory of relativity is based on the fundamental postulate that the speed of light is constant.爱因斯坦的相对论基于光速不变的基本假设。
- underlying postulate
- 潜在假定
- The underlying postulate of this argument is that human nature is essentially good.这一论点背后的潜在假定是人性本善。
- central postulate
- 核心假设
- The central postulate of Darwin's theory is natural selection.达尔文理论的核心假设是自然选择。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音‘抛死就累他’：抛出一个假设（postulate），累死自己。
语境与语域Context & Register
Formal academic/logical contexts; 通常用于逻辑学、数学或哲学领域的理论假定。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with '-ulate' ending. True rhymes (same stressed syllable and /juleɪt/ ending): calculate, circulate, regulate, speculate. Articulate does not rhyme (stress on second syllable). Ventilate lacks the /j/ sound and does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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