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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3265 COCA: 3377

hypothesis

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Related topics: Philosophy
hy·poth·e·sis /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs $ -ˈpɑː-/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural hypotheses /-siːz/)  
1  [countableC]RPIDEA an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true 假设，假说 SYN theory
 One hypothesis is that the victim fell asleep while driving.
一种假设是受害人开车时睡着了。
prove/test/support etc a hypothesis
 We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis.
我们希望进一步的研究能证实我们的假设。
hypothesis about
 The authors reject the hypothesis about unemployment contributing to crime.
这些作者否定了关于失业导致犯罪的假设。
2  [uncountableU]GUESS ideas or guesses, rather than facts 猜想 SYN speculation
 All this is mere hypothesis.
这一切纯属猜想。
Examples from the Corpus
hypothesis• What we are attempting is a hypothesis in which I answer for him, while you ask me questions.• What this means is that there is no way that any hypothesis drawn from Marxist theory can be disproved by empirical investigation.• Possession of such direct observations on expectations would allow us to test the validity of the rational expectations hypothesis in two ways.• Our hypothesis is that the dolphins ate contaminated fish, and this affected the dolphins' immune system.• That, the authors conclude, casts doubt on the refuge hypothesis.• The results of our experiment confirmed this hypothesis.• This hypothesis generates an infinite set of indifference curves which are convex to the L axis.• The evidence, particularly of Willis, would support this working hypothesis.
From Longman Business Dictionary
hypothesishy·poth·e·sis /haɪˈpɒθəsəs-ˈpɑː-/ noun (plural hypotheses /-siːz/) [countableC]
STATISTICS an idea that can be tested to see if it is true or not
These results support the hypothesis that individuals are willing to pay more in order to live in communities that provide high-quality services.
→ null hypothesis
Origin hypothesis
(1500-1600) Greek hypotithenai “to put under, hypothesize”
hy·poth·e·sis noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3265 COCA: 3377
hypothesis

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + HYPOTHESIS | HYPOTHESIS + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤➤plausible言之成理的假說▸➤bold大膽的假設◇Scientists have proposed a bold hypothesis.科學家們提出了一個大膽的假設。➤speculative推測性假說▸➤alternative, competing備擇／競爭假設▸➤testable可驗證假說▸➤working暫定的假說◇These observations appear to support our working hypothesis.這些觀察結果看來與我們暫時的假設一致。➤scientific科學假說VERB + HYPOTHESIS➤construct, develop, form, formulate, have, make, present, propose, put forward, suggest創立假說；形成假說；構想假說；有假設；提出假說◇It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph.以這張圖表為基礎作出假設是可能的。◇A number of hypotheses have been put forward.已經提出了幾項假說。➤consider, discuss, evaluate, examine, test, test out考慮假設；討論假說；評估假說；驗證假設◇She used this data to test her hypothesis.她用這些數據驗證她的假設。➤confirm, prove, support證實假設；支持假說▸➤accept接受假說▸➤reject拒絕假說◇None of the hypotheses can be rejected at this stage.在現階段任何一個假說都不能排除。HYPOTHESIS + VERB➤concern sth假說涉及⋯◇Her hypothesis concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation.她的假說涉及到電磁輻射的作用。➤be based on sth假說以⋯為基礎▸➤predict sth假設預測⋯◇The hypothesis predicts that children will perform better on task A than on task B.這一假設預計孩子們完成任務 A 將比完成任務 B 更出色。➤propose sth, suggest sth假設提出⋯／表明⋯PREPOSITION➤on a/the hypothesis在假設的基礎上◇Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.她的研究基於語言可以簡化這樣一個假設。➤hypothesis about關於⋯的假說◇an interesting hypothesis about the development of language關於語言發展的有趣假說➤hypothesis concerning有關⋯的假說◇a speculative hypothesis concerning the nature of matter關於物質本質的猜測性假說➤hypothesis on有關⋯的假設◇The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.結果證實了他的關於情態動詞用法的假設。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3265 COCA: 3377
hypothesis noun
⇨ theory 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3265 COCA: 3377
hypothesis
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs: thought, idea, belief...

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