1. | [c] ~ (that…) 推测的想法;推断的结论an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it |
The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered. 警方正根据他被谋杀的假定展开调查。 |
2. | [u] 推测;推断the act of believing or claiming that sth is true even though it cannot be proved |
The report is based entirely on supposition. 这篇报道完全建立在推测的基础上。 |