posit

英 [ˈpɒzɪt]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪt]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实

第三人称单数：posits　过去式：posited　过去分词：posited　现在分词：positing　

GRE

BNC.15855 / COCA.9378

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；认定；认为…为实
  to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
     大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

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。

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  Synonym:postulate

verb

• take as a given
  1. He posited three basic laws of nature
  Synonym:postulate
• put before
  1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  Synonym:submitstateput forward
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
  2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
  3. fix your eyes on this spot
  Synonym:situatefixdeposit

双语例句

• Posit: peopie think a bank might be financially shaky.
  假设：人们认为银行情况不稳。
• Posit the notion that you could be living the same day over and over.
  姑且认为你是日复一日地在过同一天。
• The deep-seated causes they posit seem largely to have been missed by contemporaries, for whom – with very few exceptions – the war came as a complete surprise.
  他们假想的深层次原因似乎基本没有被他们同时代的人注意到，对后者来说（只有极少数人例外），一战完全是个意外。
• One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
  主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象
• For another, they posit that the people who have made losses in current conditions have a strong incentive to correct their mistakes the next time and therefore that many government actions have been counterproductive by shielding actors from the consequences of their mistakes.
  其次，他们断定，那些在目前状况下蒙受损失的人具有强大的激励在未来纠正自己的错误，因此许多政府行动迄今是事与愿违的，它们庇护着行为者，使其不必承受自己行为的后果。
• Nevertheless, we might still be able to posit three major differences between Chinese and Western ideas of history.
  从总体而言，中西史学的观念有三个不同特点。
• We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
  安置未聘人员，加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设；
• Working out Reasonable Plans for Posit Performance and Deepening the Reform of Distribution System in Hospitals
  制订合理岗位绩效方案深化医院分配制度改革
• What you need to do is to posit your claim and the gift is yours.
  你需要做的仅仅是宣称你的所有权，那么这份财富就将归你所有。
• Basically that the various arguements that might be offered for believing in souls don't seem very compelling upon examinations so there's no good reason to posit this extra entity.
  基本上要我们相信灵魂的，不同的理据，都经不住考察，所以我们没有很好的理由，来假设这个额外实体的存在。