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hypothetic a. 假设的;假定的 假设的;假定的 hypothetic adj 1: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; " theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; " the supposed reason for his absence"; " suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; " hypothetical situation" [ synonym: { conjectural}, { divinatory}, { hypothetical}, { hypothetic}, { supposed}, { suppositional}, { suppositious}, { supposititious}] Hypothetic \ Hy` po* thet" ic\, Hypothetical \ Hy` po* thet" ic* al\, a. [ L. hypotheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypoth[' e] tique.] Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon. [ 1913 Webster] Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the existence of which our experience informs us. -- Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster] { Hypothetical baptism} ( Ch. of Eng.), baptism administered to persons in respect to whom it is doubtful whether they have or have not been baptized before. -- Hook. -- { Hy` po* thet" ic* al* ly}, adv. -- South. [ 1913 Webster]
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