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postulate
formal
verb intransitive or transitive UK [ˈpɒs.tjʊ.leɪt] US [ˈpɑː.stjə-/
■to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed 假定，假设•[+ that] It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who postulated that the Earth was at the centre of the universe.就是希腊天文学家托勒密假定地球是宇宙的中心。
formal
noun countable UK [ˈpɒs.tjʊ.lət] US [ˈpɑː.stjə-/
■an idea that is suggested or accepted as a basic principle before a further idea is formed or developed from it 假定，假设 |