posit
英 [ˈpɒzɪt] 美 [ˈpɑzɪt]
■經濟學人例句
① Mr Ansar and his co-authors assume this margin is 40%:they posit a ratio of expected benefits to costs of 1.4 for every project.安薩爾及其合著者假設利潤率是40%:他們假定每個項目的預期收益成本比都是1.4。② Principally,it posits,Brazil must protect its natural riches.它首先假定巴西必須保護其自然财富。
■釋義
[verb] Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument [動詞] 作為事實或論證基礎而提出
■解讀
Posit一詞源于拉丁語動詞ponere(放置),強調為了進一步探讨和論證而提出一個觀點并假定它成立。在用法上,它常與on連用,如“these policies are posited on a false premise”。它另外一個不太常用的意思保留了拉丁語的原義,表示“放置、提出”。
■近義詞
postulate, propound
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