MED对postulate的解释很失败

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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/postulate_2

+ x; ]2 @7 f8 w' A  ppostulate, noun:

an idea that is an important part of a theory, argument, or explanation

" O: [$ Y: t+ w& h! w, ?0 _8 Y作为一个理论/论点/解释重要组成部分的思想/想法应该有很多，到底是什么样的想法呢？是干什么用的？

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to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists
也没有充分体现假定/前提的意思。
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( b, p/ U8 ]& R感觉朗文解释不错：
postulate:
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something believed to be true, on which an argument or scientific discussion is based