supposed
英[sə'pəʊzd]
美[sə'pozd]
- adj. 假定的；被信以为真的；想象上的
- v. 假定（suppose的过去分词）
英英释意
- 1. firmly believed;
- "the way things are supposed to be"
- 2. mistakenly believed;
- "the supposed existence of ghosts"
- 3. commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds;
- "the foundling's putative father"
- "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"
- "the supposed date of birth"
- 4. designed to;
- "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"
- "what's that gadget supposed to do?"
- 5. doubtful or suspect;
- "these so-called experts are no help"
- 6. required or under orders;
- "I'm supposed to be there at ten"
- "he was supposed to go to the store"
- 7. 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"
- "supposititious hypotheses"