hypothetical

US [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l]
UK [.haɪpə'θetɪk(ə)l]
  • adj.假设的；假定的
  • Web假说的；假设性；有前提的

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hypothetical
adj.
1.
假设的；假定的based on situations or ideas which are possible and imagined rather than real and true
a hypothetical question/situation/example
假定的问题╱情况╱例子
Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two…
我们且举关于希拉这个假定的例子，她是一位有两个孩子的母亲…
I wasn't asking about anybody in particular─it was a purely hypothetical question.
我并没有问到具体某个人，那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。

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1.
In thinking through the fiscal policy options and their implications, it might be useful to compare a few hypothetical, fanciful scenarios.
在大家考虑选择各种财政政策方案以及它们的含意时，比较以下假设、虚幻的案例可能会对大家有所帮助。
zài dà jiā kǎo lǜ xuǎn zé gè zhǒng cái zhèng zhèng cè fāng àn yǐ jí tā men de hán yì shí , bǐ jiào yǐ xià jiǎ shè 、 xū huàn de àn lì kě néng huì duì dà jiā yǒu suǒ bāng zhù 。
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2.
Giant detectors built to look for a hypothetical form of radioactivity in which protons decay never found such a thing.
为了探测质子衰变放射性的假想形式，人们修建了巨大的探测器，但这些探测器从没发现这种东西。
wèi le tàn cè zhì zǐ shuāi biàn fàng shè xìng de jiǎ xiǎng xíng shì , rén men xiū jiàn le jù dà de tàn cè qì , dàn zhè xiē tàn cè qì cóng méi fā xiàn zhè zhǒng dōng xi 。
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3.
To be free, in the sense of autonomous, requires that I act not out of a hypothetical imperative but out of a categorical imperative.
为了获得自由，在自主的范畴内需要我的行为，不是出于“假言命令”，而是出于“定言命令”。
wèi le huò de zì yóu , zài zì zhǔ de fàn chóu nèi xū yào wǒ de xíng wéi , bú shì chū yú " jiǎ yán mìng lìng " , ér shì chū yú " dìng yán mìng lìng " 。
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4.
Of course, this is purely hypothetical because, if Germany were to leave the euro, the political consequences would be unthinkable.
当然，这纯粹只是假设，因为，如果德国退出欧元，其政治后果将不可想象。
dāng rán , zhè chún cuì zhǐ shì jiǎ shè , yīn wèi , rú guǒ dé guó tuì chū ōu yuán , qí zhèng zhì hòu guǒ jiāng bù kě xiǎng xiàng 。
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5.
i'm not going to engage in hypothetical here. i'm just trying to be a good neighbor.
我不是再搞什么匪夷所思。我只是想当个好邻居。
wǒ bú shì zài gǎo shén me fěi yí suǒ sī 。 wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng dāng gè hǎo lín jū 。
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6.
Lyla: Okay, here's a hypothetical. You ask a girl for her number, but wait two weeks to call her. What gives?
我们做个假设：如果你问一个女孩要了电话号码，但是你过了两周才打给她，这是为什么？
wǒ men zuò gè jiǎ shè : rú guǒ nǐ wèn yī gè nǚ hái yào le diàn huà hào mǎ , dàn shì nǐ guò le liǎng zhōu cái dǎ gěi tā , zhè shì wèi shén me ?
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7.
Think you've found a pattern for any of these three hypothetical Americas?
想到了可以适用于上述三种例外星条旗中任意一种星条旗的模式？
xiǎng dào le kě yǐ shì yòng yú shàng shù sān zhǒng lì wài xīng tiáo qí zhōng rèn yì yī zhǒng xīng tiáo qí de mó shì ?
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8.
By trying to make sense of why he thinks that principles of justice are best derived from a hypothetical contract.
我们试图搞清为何他认为源自假想契约原则的合同才是最公正的。
wǒ men shì tú gǎo qīng wèi hé tā rèn wéi yuán zì jiǎ xiǎng qì yuē yuán zé de hé tong cái shì zuì gōng zhèng de 。
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9.
This creates our model with a thumb field (for a thumbnail picture), a caption, and a Boolean indicating if it is in our hypothetical set.
这会创建一个模型，其中包含一个thumb字段（用于缩略图）、一个caption和一个Boolean（表示照片是否在照片集中）。
zhè huì chuàng jiàn yī gè mó xíng , qí zhōng bāo hán yī gè thumb zì duàn ( yòng yú suō lüè tú ) 、 yī gè caption hé yī gè Boolean ( biǎo shì zhào piàn shì fǒu zài zhào piàn jí zhōng ) 。
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10.
Now, Bob, I'm going to ask you a hypothetical question. Would you compromise your own safety for the comfort of your guests?
鲍勃，我现在想问你一个假设性的问题。你愿意为了客人的缘故去冒险吗？
bào bó , wǒ xiàn zài xiǎng wèn nǐ yī gè jiǎ shè xìng de wèn tí 。 nǐ yuàn yì wèi le kè rén de yuán gù qù mào xiǎn ma ?
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