名词

1. People have proposed all sorts of hypotheses to explain why dinosaurs have become extinct.
人们提出种种假设，试图说明恐龙为什么会灭绝。

1. 假定：JMK所指的不确定性,不同于统计学的上的概率(若某事件的概率分布已知,则在凯恩斯的意义上可视为确定的了,因为企业在上述相同条件下会作出确定的决定),而是指存在多个假定(hypothesis)以及模糊的可能性.

2. 前提：她从考古工作的问题、方法和手工分析入手,讲述了任何学科的研究都要分三个阶段:前提(HYPOTHESIS)、对立(ANTITHESIS)和综合(SYNTHESIS). 她以一名生物学家研究蚂蚁的生活习性为例,生动地向大家阐述了这三个阶段之间的联系和区别,

1. 假说;假设
A hypothesis is an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.

e.g. Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats...
现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
e.g. Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
人们已经提出不同的假说来解释为什么这些食物更有可能带来问题。

noun

1. a tentative insight into the natural world
a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

e.g. a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices

Synonym: possibilitytheory

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Synonym: guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculation

3. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations