To assume without proof; state as a fact to be taken for granted. 假定;设定。 He postulated first that good and evil exist in all men. 他首先假定人性都是善恶兼具的。 To claim as one's right. 要求。 To assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics). 【数】公设;假设。 A self-evident statement which may be taken for granted; a proposition accepted without proof. 公理;假定。 Peace is a postulate of prosperity. 和平为繁荣的先决条件。 Fundamental principle. 基本原则。 |