suppositionsup•po•si•tion /ˌsʌpə'zɪʃ(ə)n/

n C,U 假定；推测；猜想

• We must not condemn him on pure supposition. 我们不能单凭臆测而谴责他。

• The police are acting on the supposition that the boy killed his parents. 警方推测是那个男孩杀害了他的父母。