posit

verb

1. 假设；认定；认为…为实
   to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion
   1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.
      大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

1. VERB 假定；假设
   If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
   1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...
      有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
   2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
      卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

1. Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness
   有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。
2. Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
   卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。
3. Analysts posit several explanations for the unexpected resilience of the Aussie.
   分析师们为澳元令人意外的抗跌性提出了几种解释。
4. The deep-seated causes they posit seem largely to have been missed by contemporaries, for whom – with very few exceptions – the war came as a complete surprise.
   他们假想的深层次原因似乎基本没有被他们同时代的人注意到，对后者来说（只有极少数人例外），一战完全是个意外。
5. That could be because happier young adults are more likely to earn a college degree, get hired and promoted, be more optimistic and less neurotic, the researchers posit.
   研究人员推断，这也许是因为快乐的年轻人更有可能获得大学文凭、找到工作并获得提升。他们也更为乐观，不那么神经质。
6. Posit: peopie think a bank might be financially shaky.
   假设：人们认为银行情况不稳。
7. When we posit an intention we just decide which of these speakers it is.
   当我们假定这样一种意图时，必须裁定哪一个是说话人。
8. Under each of the following models, what would we expect the learners to posit as the value for R at the start of their L2 acquisition?
   以下范例中，在开始学习第二语言时，我们预料学习者会如何假定其R的价值？
9. Whether we are awake or dreaming interpret nerve impulses and posit causes for them according to their own needs.
   我们是否清醒，或者在做梦，解释了神经冲动，并且假定了，他们的原因，根据他们自己的需要。
10. I'm going to posit that he's probably out to avenge the murder of his wife.
    我想他大概是想对妻子的死复仇吧。
11. He thought that all knowledge was probability, only was presumed by posit and induction was the way in finding the best posit.
    他认为一切知识都是概率性知识，只能以假定的意义被确认，而归纳法就是找到最佳假定的工具。
12. And likewise, the fact of the matter is this: There is a serious disconnect between the South Korean public historical consciousness and what most impartial scholars posit as Korean history.
    同样，事实是：南韩公众的历史认识与大多数公正的历史学家所认为的韩国历史有很大的差异。
13. In contrast to a trend in western culture to posit a radical duality between the body and the mind, the Buddha saw the human mind and body as intimately interconnected.
    西方文化趋势认为身心是两极二元对立的，佛陀与此相反，祂了解到身心之间有密切不可分的关连。
14. If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
    如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话，那么我们腑该努力使其最小化。
15. Nevertheless, we might still be able to posit three major differences between Chinese and Western ideas of history.
    从总体而言，中西史学的观念有三个不同特点。
16. One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says," We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural. "
    主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象
17. So in the spirit of inquiry, and building on an internal review of our own development programs, let me posit four sets of problems that merit future research.
    本着探求的精神，同时基于世行内部对发展项目的评估，我要提出四组需要深入研究的问题。
18. We should posit unemployees, strengen the supporting system construction of laborers, employment and social security.
    安置未聘人员，加强劳动就业与社会保障制度的配套建设；
19. On the other side of the debate are dual-mechanism approaches which posit that regular verb forms are computed in a rule-processing system while irregular verbs are processed in associative memory.
    联结主义认为使用单一机制的神经网络系统足以解释规则和不规则语素变体；双机制则认为需要规则系统和联想记忆两个不同的机制对此进行解释。
20. Basically that the various arguements that might be offered for believing in souls don't seem very compelling upon examinations so there's no good reason to posit this extra entity.
    基本上要我们相信灵魂的，不同的理据，都经不住考察，所以我们没有很好的理由，来假设这个额外实体的存在。
21. At the confirmatory study stage, we conduct a case study on a leading foundry and collect data from the real system usage and transactional records to test the hypotheses we posit.
    在验证研究阶段，我们与该产业的领导厂商合作进行个案研究，由实际的交易资料库及电子商务系统使用纪录中进行资料分析，并对本研究所导出的假设模型进行检定。
22. Some posit that gender identity is firmly fixed at a very young age;
    有些认为性别认同在很小的年龄就被牢牢地固定；
23. Posit the notion that you could be living the same day over and over.
    姑且认为你是日复一日地在过同一天。
24. While her work does not posit an overt political statement, it originates from a desire to respo nd to the contemporary situation of Mexican Americans by expressing positive images of their culture.
    尽管她的作品未提出公开的政治宣言，但却是发源于通过描述墨美文化中的正面形象来反映墨美人目前处境的愿望。
25. Historical linguists posit a common ancestor from which both Romance and Germanic languages descend.
    历史语言学家认为罗斯语系和德语语系由同一种语言演变而来。
26. For another, they posit that the people who have made losses in current conditions have a strong incentive to correct their mistakes the next time and therefore that many government actions have been counterproductive by shielding actors from the consequences of their mistakes.
    其次，他们断定，那些在目前状况下蒙受损失的人具有强大的激励在未来纠正自己的错误，因此许多政府行动迄今是事与愿违的，它们庇护着行为者，使其不必承受自己行为的后果。
27. These ecologists posit that the relatively steady populations have "density-dependent" growth parameters;
    这部分生态学家假设：那些相对稳定的种群具有和“种群密度相关”的增长参数；
28. Working out Reasonable Plans for Posit Performance and Deepening the Reform of Distribution System in Hospitals
    制订合理岗位绩效方案深化医院分配制度改革
29. What you need to do is to posit your claim and the gift is yours.
    你需要做的仅仅是宣称你的所有权，那么这份财富就将归你所有。
30. However, one could posit that the monster might be made out of significantly stronger materials than anything found in known earthly organisms;
    然而，有人也可以假定这只怪兽可能是由比其他已知生物强壮得多的物质构成的；

noun

1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

   Synonym:    postulate

verb

1. take as a given
   1. He posited three basic laws of nature

   Synonym:    postulate

2. put before
   1. I submit to you that the accused is guilty

   Synonym:    submitstateput forward

3. put (something somewhere) firmly
   1. She posited her hand on his shoulder
   2. deposit the suitcase on the bench
   3. fix your eyes on this spot

   Synonym:    situatefixdeposit