hypothesis

noun

1. （有少量事实依据但未被证实的）假说，假设
   an idea or explanation of sth that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct
   1. to formulate/confirm a hypothesis
      提出 / 证实假设
   2. a hypothesis about the function of dreams
      关于梦的作用的假说
2. （凭空的）猜想，猜测
   guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge
   1. It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
      在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的。

1. N-VAR 假说;假设
   A hypothesis is an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
   1. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats...
      现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
   2. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
      人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。

1. In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with.
   没有此类证据，就没有可以推理的前提。
2. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
   收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。
3. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats
   现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
4. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
   人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。
5. The new discoveries have falsified that hypothesis.
   新的发现已证明那个假定是无根据的。
6. A suggested explanation, so long as its correctness is still in doubt, is called a hypothesis.
   提出来的解释，只要它的正确性仍然有疑问，便称为假说。
7. The results of the experiment confirmed this hypothesis.
   实验结果证明了这个假说。
8. His new hypothesis gives a possible reason for the change of the weather.
   他的新假说提出气象变化的一个可能的原因。
9. We have proved the hypothesis.
   我们已经证明了这种假设。
10. I've also found later references to supply and demand in describing a component that supports this hypothesis.
    我还在对一个支持该假说的组件的描述中发现了对supply和demand的论述。
11. The relation between the Martin Axiom and Continuum Hypothesis;
    马丁公理和连续统假设之间的关系；
12. They tested their hypothesis in a series of experiments on mice.
    研究者们在对老鼠的一些列实验中检验了他们的假说。
13. Two basic postulates and a hypothesis in circuit theory are provided.
    文中提出了电路理论的两个基本公设和一个假设。
14. So the hypothesis that I am in a matrix is not a skeptical hypothesis.
    所以那个我在一个母体中的假说不是一个怀疑论的假说。
15. I don't know whether the Computational Hypothesis is correct.
    我不知道是否计算性假说是对的。
16. Quantitative and qualitative analysis are used to prove this hypothesis.
    并对此进行了定性定量的论证和分析。
17. All these facts have proved the accuracy of hypothesis.
    所有这些事实证明了假设的正确性。
18. Data failed to support this hypothesis but revealed ethnic differences.
    数据未能支持这一假设，但显示了种族差异。
19. In this prospective cohort study, we tested the hypothesis that CLL is always preceded by MBL.
    在这组前瞻性群组研究中，我们检验CLL通常来自于MBL的假设。
20. In making an inference the scientist has built up a hypothesis.
    在推论的过程中，科学家建立了假说。
21. A retailer with which I'm involved appears to be testing this hypothesis by default.
    一家和我有交道的零售商似乎阴差阳错地检验了这条假说。
22. The outcome of the empirical testing is highly consistent with the model and each hypothesis.
    实证检验结果支持这一模型和假设。
23. Their hypothesis was borne out.
    他们的假设被证实了。
24. Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment.
    基于假设或者理论而不是实验。
25. Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible.
    她的研究基于语言可以简化这样一个假说。
26. That's the hypothesis put forth by a new study published in Health Affairs.
    《卫生事务》刊登的一项最新研究提出了这一假设。
27. This should not preclude a search for a better hypothesis.
    这不应排除对更好假说的探索。
28. Without hypothesis, further investigation lacks purpose and direction.
    若没有假设，进一步的研究便缺乏目的和方向。
29. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
    结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设。
30. As an exploratory and hypothetical assertion to a matter, scientific hypothesis has some convictional element.
    科学假说作为对问题的一种试探性和推测性的断言，有信念的成分。

noun

1. a tentative insight into the natural world
   1. a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
   2. he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices

   Synonym:    possibilitytheory

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

   Synonym:    guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculation

3. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations