suppose /səˈpoʊz/:表示“假设;认为;料想”。常用于提出假设情境(*Suppose (that)...)或表达推测(I suppose...*)。也可有“应当/按理说”之意(较口语,如 You're supposed to... 为 be supposed to 结构)。
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Suppose it rains tomorrow—what will we do?
假如明天下雨——我们怎么办?
I suppose that, given the evidence, he acted in good faith, even if the outcome was disappointing.
我认为,鉴于这些证据,他是出于善意采取行动的,尽管结果令人失望。
来自中古法语 supposer,进一步源自拉丁语 suppōnere(sub- “在下/在下面” + pōnere “放置”),原义有“放在下面、作为前提放置”的感觉,后来引申为“把某事当作前提来设想/假定”,即现代英语中的“假设、推测”。