hypothetically是什么意思？

hypothetically

英[ˌhaɪpə'θetɪklɪ] 美[ˌhaɪpə'θetɪklɪ]

• adv. 假设地，假想地；

形容词：hypothetical;

例句

• Marty : So one could take the train? Just hypothetically? 玛蒂: 可以乘地铁? 只是设想而已?
• It bases its figures on what it might, hypothetically, be earning on past investment. 这些假定的可能收益数字是依据过去的投资得出的。
• He was invariably willing to discuss the possibilities hypothetically. 他总是愿意谈论各种假设的可能性。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  （基于）假设的;假定的
  If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.
  例句
  Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party. 让我们假设这样一种情景，卡萝尔，一位正在康复的可卡因成瘾者，应邀去参加一个聚会。 ...a purely hypothetical question. 纯属假设的问题

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. by hypothesis