a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.;
"consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
Adjective
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence;
"theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural" "the supposed reason for his absence" "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages" "hypothetical situation"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
This is a purely hypothetical situation.这纯粹是一种假设的情景。
Let me put a hypothetical question to you.让我问你一个假设的问题。
It must be emphasized that these estimates are hypothetical.必须强调说明,这些估算都是假定的。