词汇精选:supposition的用法和辨析
一、词义辨析:
hypothesis,assumption,presumption,supposition
这些名词均有“假设,假想”之意。hypothesis书面用词,指有待作进一步检验或证实的假设。assumption侧重主观推测或主观设想。presumption着重指以可能性为依据的假设。supposition可与assumption换用,还可表某种试探性的主观看法或建议。
二、参考例句:
We must not condemn her on pure supposition.
我们不能单凭臆测而谴责她。
She was charged on the supposition that she had colluded with her husband in the murders.
她被指控涉嫌与丈夫合谋杀人。