音标:[ˈpɔzɪtid] ;
v. 假定, 设想, 假设( posit的过去式和过去分词 )
v put (something somewhere) firmly
v put before
v take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

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posit的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Most religions posit the existence of life after death.大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

经典引文

  • This fantastic strain of writing..posited the existence of Arcadian societies.

    出自:H. Carpenter
  • Freud posited a structural theory of the mind.

    出自:P. Grosskurth
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