posit
posit 英 [ˈpɒzɪt] 美 [ˈpɑzɪt]
vt. 安置；假定 n. 假设；设想
进行时:positing 过去式:posited 过去分词:posited 第三人称单数:posits 名词复数:posits
- To posit something is to assume or suggest that it is true. You can posit an idea or opinion.
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- vt. 安置；假定
- n. 假设；设想
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1. If she needs salvation, she will posit a savior.
如果她需要救助，她就会设想一个救助者。
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2. When we posit an intention we just decide which of these speakers it is.
当我们假定这样一种意图时,必须裁定哪一个是说话人。
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3. I can only posit a theory, but I tend to blame the higher rate of mortifying sex scenes in novels by men on the nature of their fantasies.
我只能在此假定一个理论，但是又想责备那些小说中高频率出现的令人痛心的性描写，作者是那些依靠幻想天性的男人们。
- posit (v.) "to assert," 1690s, from Latin positus "placed, situated, standing, planted," past participle of ponere "put, place" (see position (n.)). Related: Posited; positing.
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