hypothesis
noun- [countable]
an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct （有少量事實依據但未被證實的）假說，假設 to formulate/confirm a hypothesis 提出／證實假設 a hypothesis about the function of dreams 關於夢的作用的假說 There is little evidence to support these hypotheses. 幾乎沒有證據支持這些假設。
Collocations Scientific researchScientific research 科學研究 Theory 理論 - formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
創立理論；提出假設 - build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
創立一個簡單／理論／數學模型 - develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
創立／建立／提供／使用理論／概念框架 - advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
提出／論證／詳盡闡述…的論題 - explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
探討一個想法／概念／假設 - make a prediction/an inference
預測；推斷 - base a prediction/your calculations on something
基於…做出預測／估算 - investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
研究／評估／接受／質疑／拒絕接受一個理論／假設／模型
Experiment 實驗 - design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
設計一項實驗／問卷／研究／測試 - do research/an experiment/an analysis
做研究／實驗／分析 - make observations/measurements/calculations
觀察；測量；計算 - carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
進行實驗／測試／縱向研究／觀察／臨床試驗 - run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
進行實驗／模拟／臨床試驗 - repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
重做實驗／測試／分析 - replicate a study/the results/the findings
做相同的研究；得出同樣的結果／調查結果 - observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
資助／支持研究／項目／專題研究 - seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
尋求／提供／得到／爭取到研究資金
Results 結果 - collect/gather/extract data/information
收集／提取數據／信息 - yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
得到數據／證據／類似調查結果／相同結果 - analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
分析／考查數據／土壤樣本／樣本 - consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
思考／比較／解釋結果／調查結果 - fit the data/model
與數據／模型相符合 - confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
證實／支持／核實預測／假設／結果／調查結果 - prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
證明猜測／假設／定理 - draw/make/reach the same conclusions
得出同樣的結論 - read/review the records/literature
閱讀／評論記錄／文獻 - describe/report an experiment/a study
描述／報告一項實驗／研究 - present/publish/summarize the results/findings
提交／公布／總結結果／調查結果 - present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
向科學雜志提交一篇論文；在科學雜志發表一篇論文；閱讀／評論／引用科學雜志上的一篇論文
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb2Her hypothesis concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation. 她的假說涉及到電磁輻射的作用。 Her study is based on the hypothesis that language simplification is possible. 她的研究基於語言可以簡化這樣一個假設。 It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph. 以這張圖表爲基礎作出假設是可能的。 None of the hypotheses can be rejected at this stage. 在現階段任何一個假說都不能排除。 Scientists have proposed a bold hypothesis. 科學家們提出了一個大膽的假設。 She used this data to test her hypothesis 她用這些數據驗證她的假設。 The hypothesis predicts that children will perform better on task A than on task B. 這一假設預計孩子們完成任務 A 將比完成任務 B 更出色。 The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs. 結果證實了他的關於情態動詞用法的假設。 These observations appear to support our working hypothesis. 這些觀察結果看來與我們暫時的假設一致。 a speculative hypothesis concerning the nature of matter 關於物質本質的猜測性假說 an interesting hypothesis about the development of language 關於語言發展的有趣假說 Advances in genetics seem to confirm these hypotheses. 遺傳學的進步似乎證實了這些假設。 His hypothesis about what dreams mean provoked a lot of debate. 他關於釋夢的假說激起很多爭論。 Research supports the hypothesis that language skills are centred in the left side of the brain. 研究支持語言技能集中在大腦左側的假設。 The survey will be used to test the hypothesis that people who work outside the home are fitter and happier. 這項調查將被用來檢驗在外工作的人更健康、更快樂的假設。 This economic model is really a working hypothesis. 這個經濟模型實際上是一個暫定的假說，以便展開分析。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- plausible
- bold
- speculative
- …
- construct
- develop
- form
- …
- concern something
- be based on something
- predict something
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- on a/the hypothesis
- hypothesis about
- hypothesis concerning
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- [uncountable]
guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge （憑空的）猜想，猜測
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hupothesis ‘foundation’, from hupo ‘under’ + thesis ‘placing’.