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

• 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。
• One theory posits that they form far from their parent stars about where Jupiter and Saturn are now and move inward over time.
  一种理论提出，他们形成于远离主恒星的位置，大约相当于木星和土星目前的位置，随着时间的推移它们向内部移动。
• 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 study essentially posits this: if autonomous cars become the norm, they could be shared by two people in the same household.
  该研究指出：如果自动驾驶汽车成为常态，两位家庭成员就可以同时使用一辆车。
• 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。
• This posits that rich mainlanders are diversifying their assets: Hong Kong as an international financial centre with a fully convertible currency, low tax regime and strong links to mainland China is a very convenient place to do it.
  这种观点认为，富有的内地居民正在分散投资自己的资产：香港是一个具有完全可兑换货币的国际金融中心，税负低，又与中国内地有紧密的联系，因此十分便利。
• He posits that Google is extremely confident, and that it is using the out-sized break-up fee as a way to relay that confidence to regulators.
  他认为，谷歌对于收购极度自信，它希望这种一掷千金的做法能让监管机构感受到公司的这种信心。
• 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 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。
• He posits it may come from aloofness, borne out of shyness.
  他推测那可能源自因害羞产生的离群感。