hypothetical
adjectiveOPAL W
/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
- based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true
假设的；假定的 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- entirely
- purely
- merely
- …
- a hypothetical question/situation/example