positing

基本解釋

Because I think positing a soul doesn't really yet offer us the explanation.
因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為靈魂存在的假設(shè)并未,給予我們一個(gè)合理的解釋
After all, she is the one positing the "inverse relationship"①between the notions of being Chinese and being foreign.
要知道，她是個(gè)把對(duì)立的“反比關(guān)系”放到中國人與外國人的概念間的人。
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For some Christians today, that means positing a loving God who would never in a millennium condemn such people to hell in such an arbitrary fashion.
對(duì)于一些今天的基督徒,這意味著同樣一個(gè)慈愛的上帝從未想定在年這樣的人,在這樣一個(gè)任意地獄的時(shí)尚。

But dualism doesn't so much offer the explanation typically as just say, "Well, maybe we'd be better off positing something immaterial."
但是二元論還沒有給出,這樣的解釋,也許我們假設(shè)非物質(zhì)的存在會(huì)好一些
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Because positing them allows you explain things about the rotation of the star or the gravitational fluctuations, what have you.
因?yàn)檫@樣假定能幫助你解釋,諸如星體運(yùn)行,引力波動(dòng),等現(xiàn)象
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Because I think positing a soul doesn't really yet offer us the explanation.
因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為靈魂存在的假設(shè)并未,給予我們一個(gè)合理的解釋
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Positing that the government can provide health insurance at a lower cost than the private sector.
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If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.