相關字詞組
最近查詢過的單字

天火字|

英英字典: postulate

postulate   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋpɑstʃәˏlet 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊpɒstjuleit 〕


Overview of noun postulate

The noun postulate has 1 sense


  • postulate, posit -- ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)


Overview of verb postulate

The verb postulate has 3 senses


  • contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future")

  • postulate, posit -- (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature")

  • necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent")

返回 →