postulate
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/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/
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/ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/
to assume something is true without proof, as a basis for further investigation or argument.
Scientists postulated that the new planet could have rings like Saturn.
科学家们假设这个新行星可能有像土星一样的环。
a statement or principle that is accepted as true, especially in order to provide a basis for an argument or theory.
His theory was based on a set of postulates that were widely accepted by the scientific community.
他的理论基于科学界广泛接受的一组假设。