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。
假设；公理
postulates — plural of postulate
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。
An assumption or principle accepted without proof as the basis for reasoning or argument; an axiom.
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.
基本要素；基本原理。
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
公理。
An axiom.
要求；前提。
A requirement; a prerequisite.
The scientist's postulate was that gravity works the same everywhere.
这位科学家的假设是重力在任何地方都相同。
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.
数学中的许多假定无需证明就被视为真。
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.
开始之前，我们需要就一个基本条件达成一致。
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。
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。
通常与介词of连用，表示某理论或体系的基本假定。
Einstein's theory is based on the postulates of relativity.
爱因斯坦的理论基于相对论的基本假设。
用于引出所依据的前提。
On the postulate that economic growth continues, we can plan for expansion.
基于经济增长持续这一假设，我们可以规划扩张。
更强调自明性，常用于逻辑和数学，不一定适用于日常假设。
更通用，可用于日常语境，但不如postulate精确。
通常指论证中的命题，强调推理的基础。
强调待验证的假设，与postulate的既定前提不同。
常指隐式或未明说的前提，语气较弱。
grammar · medium
易错句子Postulate is a basic assumption in geometry.
正确表达A postulate is a basic assumption in geometry.
英语中可数名词单数前需要冠词（a/an/the），中文没有冠词，学习者常遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is just a postulate, not a proven fact.
正确表达This is just a hypothesis, not a proven fact.
Postulate 指作为推理基础的公理或假定，而 hypothesis 指待检验的假设，两者不等同。
postulate侧重作为推理基础的假定，presuppose侧重隐含前提。
postulate是正式的逻辑假定，assume是日常普遍假设。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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postul- (root: to ask) + -ate (suffix: forming noun/verb)
postul- (root) + -ation (suffix: act/process)
postul- (root) + -ator (suffix: agent)
与postulate都涉及未经验证的假定，但hypothesis更常指待验证的科学假设
定理是基于公设或假设推导出的结论
证明是验证假设或从公设推导定理的过程
前提是推理的基础，与postulate类似
结论是从前提和假设中推导出的结果
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