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sup·pose AHD[sə-pōzʹ] D.J.[səˈpəʊz]K.K.[səˈpoz]v.（动词）sup.posed, sup.pos.ing, sup.pos.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:假定：为了争论或解释的目的而假定为正确或真实的：Suppose we win the lottery.假定我们赢了彩票
- To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:猜想：尤指建立在不确定或推测性根据上的猜想：Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.科学家们猜想大型恐龙栖居于沼泽地中
- To consider to be probable or likely:认为：认为可能或很可能：I suppose it will rain.我认为将会下雨
- To imply as an antecedent condition; presuppose:假定：预料；以…为先决条件："Patience must suppose pain"(Samuel Johnson)“痛苦是耐心的前提条件”(塞缪尔·约翰逊)
- To consider as a suggestion:让：（用于祈祷语气）让我建议：Suppose we dine together.让我们一块儿吃饭吧
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To imagine; conjecture.想象；猜想
- Middle English supposen 中古英语 supposen
- from Old French supposer 源自 古法语 supposer
- alteration influenced by poser [to place] * see pose 1 受 poser的影响 [放置] * 参见 pose1
- of Medieval Latin suppōnere 中世纪拉丁语 suppōnere的变化
- from Latin [to put under] 源自 拉丁语 [放在…下面]
- sub- [sub-] sub- [前缀，表“在…下”]
- pōnere [to place] * see apo- pōnere [放置] * 参见 apo-
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