supposition

• n. 前提; 推測; 想像; 意見。

suppose, guess, surmise, -ition, 名詞接尾辞.

supposition (n.)

early 15c., a term in logic, "assumption, hypothesis," from Medieval Latin suppositionem (nominative suppositio) "assumption, hypothesis, a supposition," noun of action from past participle stem of supponere (see suppose); influenced by Greek hypothesis. In classical Latin, "a putting under, substitution." Earlier in English in the same sense was supposal (late 14c.). Related: Suppositional; suppositionally.

1. The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered.

警察は、彼が殺害されたという仮定に基づいて捜査を行っている。

2.The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.

警察は彼女が金を盗んだという推測に従って行動している。

3.The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition .

計画全体は彼の思い込みに基づいているだけだ。

4.His version of the events is pure supposition .

彼のこの件に対する言い方は全く憶測だ。

5.The story is based on supposition .

この物語は仮想に基づいている。