hypothesis
英 [ha?'p?θ?s?s]
美[ha?'pɑθ?s?s]
- n. 假設(shè)
英英釋意
- 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- 2. a tentative theory about 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"
- 3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence