Hypothesis

[haɪ'pɒθɪsɪs] or [haɪ'pɑθəsɪs]

解释:

(noun.) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; 'a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory'; 'he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices'.

(noun.) a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations.

加德纳整理--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer.

(n.) A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.

编辑:基蒂

同义词及近义词：

n. Supposition, theory.

伊丽莎白手打

解释:

n. a supposition: a proposition assumed for the sake of argument: a theory to be proved or disproved by reference to facts: a provisional explanation of anything.—v.i. Hypoth′esize to form hypotheses.—adjs. Hypothet′ic -al belonging to a hypothesis: conditional.—adv. Hypothet′ically.

校对:佩里