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