hy·po·thet·i·cal /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkəl◂/ ●○○ AWL adjectiveadj SUGGESTbased on a situation that is not real, but that might happen (基于)假设的,假定的hypothetical situation/example/question Brennan brought up a hypothetical case to make his point. 布伦南提出一个假设的例子来说明他的观点。
The question is purely hypothetical. 这个问题完全基于假设。
→ imaginary —hypothetically /-kli/ adverbadv