If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
例句
...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...假設不同文化有不同人權標準的論點Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.弗洛伊德曾假定我們所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
N-COUNT
假定；假設
A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
例句
Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.奧費也質疑“有組織的資本主義”的假設。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
假定, 假設
Let’s postulate that she is a cook.我們假定她是一位廚師。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Verb
1. maintain or assert;
"He contended that Communism had no future"
2. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom;
"He posited three basic laws of nature"
3. require as useful, just, or proper;
"It takes nerve to do what she did""success usually requires hard work""This job asks a lot of patience and skill""This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice""This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert""This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"