supposititious
- 英式英标[sə,pɑzə\'tɪʃəs]
- 美式音标[sə,pɒzɪ\'tɪʃəs]
英文词源
- supposititious (adj.)
- "put by artifice in place of another," 1610s, from Latin supposititius, from suppositus, past participle of supponere (see suppose).
中文解释
1. sup- "under" + posit- + -itious(复合后缀：-ity, -ous).2. 字面含义：put or place under.3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.4. => assumption, hypothesis.5. influenced by Greek hypothesis.6. supposition <=> hypothesis. 它们有殊途同归、异曲同工之妙。