supposition

1. N-COUNT A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. 假設(shè); 猜想[正式] [oft N that]

There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts. 人們普遍假設(shè)我們是受公共基金的資助，但我們大部分的資金是通過簽訂競爭性合同得到的。

2. N-UNCOUNT You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them. 主觀臆測[表不滿]

The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy. 當(dāng)局駁回了該報告，稱其中許多內(nèi)容來源于主觀臆測，并不準(zhǔn)確。