posits是什么意思？

posits

• v. 假定，设想，假设( posit的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better. 如果一本书很难读，那么它应该是一本好书；如果它提出了一个复杂的道德状况，那么它就更应该是本好书了。
• One theory posits that everyone carries an ongoing stress burden that accumulates throughout life. 有一学说认为,每个人都承担着在一生中不断累积的应激负荷.
• Ray posits that this miracle is an object lesson for the disciples. 雷把这个奇事当作教训信徒们的事件.
• Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals. 卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  假定；假设
  If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
  例句
  Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness... 有几个作者都假设存在普遍意识。 Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals. 卡拉汉假定化学元素放射电磁信号。