posits

英 [ˈpɒzɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪts]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实
posit的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
     有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
  2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
     卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

双语例句

• The free radical theory of aging posits that substances with unpaired electrons attack the body's molecules and cause the functional decline of organs over time.
  衰老的自由基学说指出，自由基中的不配对电子攻击人体内其他物质的分子，从而进行配对，引起器官功能衰退。
• Realism, as a theory of international relations, posits that tragedy is not the triumph of evil over good, but instead the triumph of one good over another that causes suffering.
  作为国际关系理论之一，现实主义假定，悲剧不是邪恶战胜正义，而是一种会带来痛苦的正义战胜另一种正义。
• The theory of markedness model posits that code-switching can be divided into the marked and the unmarked.
  标记模式理论把语码转换主要分成有标记和无标记转换。
• The study's authors argue that the stunt salary is better explained by the "managerial power hypothesis," which posits that$ 1 CEOs are pursuing their own interests.
  该研究的作者们认为，对于1美元年薪来说，更好的解释是“管理权力假说”。
• The panspermia hypothesis posits that living cells or their precursors could have emerged on another planet or moon billions of years ago and hitched a ride to earth on a meteorite.
  “胚种假说”假设：活细胞或其前驱物可能于数十亿年前发源自其它行星或月球上，并且搭陨石的便车来到地球。
• The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits that tumors are derived from a single cancer-initiating cell with stem cell properties.
  肿瘤干细胞学说表明肿瘤由一个具有干细胞特征的肿瘤始祖细胞分化而来。
• Improving China's languishing logistics network for freight would be a better use of the cash, Mr Chovanec posits.
  程致宇认为，将资金用于改善中国糟糕的货运物流网络将会是更好的选择。
• If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better.
  如果它提出了一个复杂的道德状况，那么它就更应该是本好书了。
• Tim Ferriss is a major advocate for the principal of Parkinson's Law& which, simply put, posits that a task can become leagues more difficult the longer a deadline.
  蒂姆菲利斯是帕金森定律的拥护者。简单来说，假设任务能够成为更为困难的集合，完工期限就会越长。
• The second explanation derives from the Red Queen Hypothesis, which posits an evolutionary arms race between predators and prey.
  第二种解释来自“红皇后假说”，该假说假定在掠食者和猎物之间存在一种跟进化相关的军备竞赛。