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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries假设的
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎshè de
"这是一个假设的情景。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Based on a suggested idea or theory rather than on reality or actual evidence.
"The researcher presented a hypothetical scenario to test the limits of the new theory."
- 1
A hypothetical proposition, statement, or situation.
"We are just discussing a hypothetical at this point, not an actual plan."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'hypotheticus', originating from the Ancient Greek 'hypothetikos', meaning 'suppositional' or 'conditional' (from 'hypothesis', foundation or base). Over the centuries, it evolved into the modern English term used to describe situations, questions, or scenarios based on a hypothesis rather than actual reality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypothetical" is said worldwide
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hypothétique
Transliteration: i.pɔ.te.tik
"C'est une situation purement hypothétique."
hypothetisch
Transliteration: hypoˈtɛːtɪʃ
"Das ist ein hypothetischer Fall."
ipotetico
Transliteration: i.poˈtɛ.ti.ko
"Parliamo di un caso ipotetico."
hipotético
Transliteration: i.poˈte.ti.ko
"Es un escenario hipotético."
hipotético
Transliteration: i.poˈtɛ.tʃi.ku
"Esta é uma questão hipotética."
काल्पनिक
Transliteration: kaalpanik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह केवल एक काल्पनिक स्थिति है।"
假设的
Transliteration: jiǎshè de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个假设的情景。"
가상의
Transliteration: gasang-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"이것은 가상의 시나리오입니다."
仮説の
Transliteration: kasetsu no
Script: 日本語
"それは仮説上のシナリオです。"
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