a tentative insight into 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" 同义词:possibility, theory,
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 同义词:guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation,
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
A hypothesis (plural hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it.
例句与用法
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Recent theological hypothesis was suspect . 最近的那个神学假设是可疑的。
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The hypothesis promptly attracted some interest . 这个假说很快引起了注意。
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The second hypothesis must overcome a problem . 第二种假设应该解释一个问题。
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The validity of the hypothesis can be tested . 这种假说的可靠性是经得起考验的。
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Fermi's suggestion was more than a verbal hypothesis . 费密的见解不仅是词句上的假设。
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The idea behind copernicus hypothesis was not new . 哥白尼假设所包含的思想并不是新的。
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Such a hypothesis raises other questions in its turn . 这样的假设会相继引出另一些问题。
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The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis .. 新的发现已证明那个假定是无根据的。
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Many lines of evidence make this hypothesis unlikely . 许多迹象表明,这种假设是靠不住的。
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Dr. anderson's hypothesis is too difficult to prove . 安德生博士的假设太难了以致不能证实。