noun🔗Share假说，假设。 Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there."My sister offered several hypotheses about why the dog ate her homework. "我妹妹提出了好几种假说，想解释为什么狗吃了她的作业。theorysciencephilosophylogicpossibilityphenomenastatementeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假设，前提。 (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation."To understand why the children were arguing, the teacher considered several hypotheses about their disagreement. "为了理解孩子们为什么争吵，老师考虑了几种关于他们争执的假设和前提。theoryphilosophysciencelogiceducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share前件，前提。 (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement."In logic class, we learned that in "If it rains, then the ground is wet," the student would consider the first part, "if it rains," as the hypotheses. "在逻辑课上，我们学到在“如果下雨，那么地面是湿的”这个句子中，学生会认为前半部分，“如果下雨”，是前提。grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
