hypothetical

[US]/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
[UK]/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (基於)假設的,假定的
n. 假設命題,假設陳述
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

hypothetical situation

假設情況

hypothetical question

假設問題

hypothetical scenario

假設情形

Example Sentences

the hypothetical tenth planet.

假想的第十顆行星。

a hypothetical problem

假設的問題

that option is merely hypothetical at this juncture.

那個選擇此刻只是假設性的。

a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid.

一種假設的重鉻酸形成的鹽。

the site of a hypothetical colony;

想象中的殖民地點;

This is a purely hypothetical situation.

這純粹是一種假設的情景。

a hypothetical situation.See Synonyms at theoretical

一個假設的情形參見 theoretical

The hypothetical electron smeart must exert a net attractive Hellmann-Feynman force to counterbalance the internuclear repulsion.

假設的電子彌散必須提供淨赫爾曼吸引力以抵消核間排斥力。

The protocontinent of the Southern Hemisphere, a hypothetical landmass that according to the theory of plate tectonics broke up into India, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, and South America.

岡瓦納大陸:南半球一塊假定性的大陸,根據地殼構造學說,這塊大陸分離成印度,澳大利亞,南極洲,非洲和南美洲

Real-world Examples

We use the present subjunctive to talk about a present or future hypothetical.

我們用現在虛擬語氣來談論對現在或未來的假設。

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

He labeled these hypothetical integers p and q.

他將這兩個假設的整數 命名為 p 及 q 。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Hypothetical situations are situations that we are imagining.

假設情況指的是我們想象的情況。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

This is purely hypothetical, I can assure you.

我向你保證,這真的只是一個假設。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Okay, hypothetical situation, Carlos and I are sitting on the couch.

假設,卡洛斯和我都坐在牀上。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

What if Hillary Clinton wins all those? A hypothetical.

如果希拉里·克林頓在這些州都獲得了勝利,那會怎樣?這只是種假設。

Source: Battle Collection

But for now, universal basic income remains largely hypothetical.

就目前而言,普遍基本收入在很大程度上仍然是假設性的。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

So we can get that hypothetical function for it.

所以這是我們對這幅畫的功能的假設。

Source: Oxford University's "The Beautiful Princess"

Let's take this river as a hypothetical example.

讓我們以這條河爲一個假設的例子。

Source: Realm of Legends

It's lucky this is just a hypothetical, right?

很幸運這只是一個假設,對嗎?

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

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