suppositious + noun
用作定语时，常修饰表示说法、理论等的名词，如 claim, theory, explanation。
The suppositious claim was dismissed for lack of evidence.
这个假设的主张因缺乏证据而被驳回。
假的；伪造的；冒充的
想象的；虚构的；假设的；推测的；虚假的；以假充真的；伪造的。；想象的；虚构的,假装存在的。；假设的；基于推测的；臆测的。
spurious; substituted for the genuine; counterfeit
虚假的；以假充真的；伪造的。
Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
想象的；虚构的,假装存在的。
Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
假设的；基于推测的；臆测的。
Hypothetical, based on supposition; conjectural.
The conclusion rests on a suppositious interpretation of the data.
这一结论建立在对数据的假设性解释之上。
用法提示：suppositious 作定语限定 interpretation，表示“基于假设的、推测的”。
We should regard these preliminary results as suppositious until they are confirmed.
在这些初步结果得到确认之前，我们应将其视为推测性的。
用法提示：suppositious 作宾语补足语，与 as 连用，表示把这些结果当作未经证实的假设。
The proposal failed because it relied on suppositious estimates of future costs.
该提案失败是因为它依赖于对未来成本的推测性估算。
用法提示：suppositious 作定语修饰 estimates，表示这些估算是假设的、未经证实的。
用作定语时，常修饰表示说法、理论等的名词，如 claim, theory, explanation。
The suppositious claim was dismissed for lack of evidence.
这个假设的主张因缺乏证据而被驳回。
用作表语时，主语常为表示故事、说法等的名词。
His explanation is entirely suppositious.
他的解释完全是臆测的。
grammar · medium
易错句子I suppositious he is coming.
正确表达I suppose he is coming.
suppositious 是形容词，不能用作动词；表示“假设”时应用动词 suppose。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me a suppositious look.
正确表达She gave me a suspicious look.
suppositious 意为“假设的”，而“怀疑的”应用 suspicious，两者发音相近易混淆。
supposed 常指被普遍认为或期待为真，但不一定是虚假的；而 suppositious 强调基于推测且缺乏证据，常有虚假、冒充的意味。
supposition 是名词，指一个假定或推测；suppositious 是形容词，描述事物是假定的、缺乏证据的。混用会导致词性错误。
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