posits

英 [ˈpɒzɪts]

美 [ˈpɑːzɪts]

v.  假设; 认定; 认为…为实
posit的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假定；假设
  If youpositsomething, 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。

双语例句

• The panspermia hypothesis posits that living cells or their precursors could have emerged on another planet or moon billions of years ago and hitched a ride to earth on a meteorite.
  “胚种假说”假设：活细胞或其前驱物可能于数十亿年前发源自其它行星或月球上，并且搭陨石的便车来到地球。
• Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.
  卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。
• The theory of markedness model posits that code-switching can be divided into the marked and the unmarked.
  标记模式理论把语码转换主要分成有标记和无标记转换。
• This posits that rich mainlanders are diversifying their assets: Hong Kong as an international financial centre with a fully convertible currency, low tax regime and strong links to mainland China is a very convenient place to do it.
  这种观点认为，富有的内地居民正在分散投资自己的资产：香港是一个具有完全可兑换货币的国际金融中心，税负低，又与中国内地有紧密的联系，因此十分便利。
• The free radical theory of aging posits that substances with unpaired electrons attack the body's molecules and cause the functional decline of organs over time.
  衰老的自由基学说指出，自由基中的不配对电子攻击人体内其他物质的分子，从而进行配对，引起器官功能衰退。
• While this approach might seem to be out of order, the editor posits that it might be in order of difficulty.
  尽管这种方式的顺序看起来有些不合常理，但编辑假定这可能是按照困难程度来安排的。
• The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits that tumors are derived from a single cancer-initiating cell with stem cell properties.
  肿瘤干细胞学说表明肿瘤由一个具有干细胞特征的肿瘤始祖细胞分化而来。
• Dr Berger posits that sediba may have evolved directly into Homo erectus, leaving habilis as an evolutionary sideline, and not even part of the genus Homo.
  李博杰博士断定南方古猿源泉种直接进化为直立猿人甚至不是人属的一部分，在这点上能人就稍逊一筹。
• The study essentially posits this: if autonomous cars become the norm, they could be shared by two people in the same household.
  该研究指出：如果自动驾驶汽车成为常态，两位家庭成员就可以同时使用一辆车。
• Tying back to another statement from his "stone age" blog, Martin posits himself the question of "Should TDD be used for every line of code?". Again, the answer is" no "
  针对他的有关“石器时代”的博文，Martin探讨了“TDD是否应该应用于每一行代码？”