柯林斯詞典postulate /?p?stj?le?t/ (postulating,postulated,postulates) 1. V-T If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis. 假定[正式] He dismissed arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures and regions. 他無法接受的是假定人權(quán)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)在不同文化和地區(qū)有所不同。 返回 postulate劍橋詞典to suggest a theory , idea , etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed 假定，假設(shè) [ 詞或詞組後麪接一個(gè)that從句 ] It was the Greek astronomer , Ptolemy, who postulated that the earth was at the centre of the universe . 是希臘天文學(xué)家托勒密假定地球是宇宙的中心。 返回 postulate