hypothesis

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Giả thuyết, giả định

BrE /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/ AmE /haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs/

noun en → vi

1 SCIENTIFIC IDEA [singular] B1

Giả thuyết, giả định

an idea or explanation that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved to be true; a theory that can then be tested by further study and experimentation

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations test a hypothesis · support a hypothesis

  • The scientists put forward a new hypothesis.

    Các nhà khoa học đã đưa ra một giả thuyết mới.

2 IDEA [singular] B2

Giả thuyết, giả định

an idea or explanation that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved to be true; a theory that can then be tested by further study and experimentation (informal)

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations make a hypothesis · prove/disprove a hypothesis

  • She made a hypothesis that the earth was flat.

    Cô ấy đã đưa ra giả thuyết rằng Trái Đất là phẳng.