Proposition
[ ,prɑpə'zɪʃən ]
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n. 命题;建议;主张;
v. 提议;建议;
💡 词根助记
propos打算，建议+ition名词后缀 →提议
📝 例句
He propositioned every girl in the bar, but none were interested.
他对酒吧里的每一女孩提出猥亵的要求,但是没有人理睬他。
The significance of this proposition is self-evident.
这一命题的重要性无待多说。
Any seemingly viable proposition will be tested by market research.
任何表面上可行的建议都要通过市场研究予以检验。
The proposition has its core of truth.
这个命题有其真理的精髓。
A contingent proposition may be true and may equally be false.
一个偶然的命题可能是正确的，也同样可能是错误的。
🌱 联想助记
proposal
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-pos-表示“放置”
常见变体有-pon-、-pound-
📖 牛津释义
proposition
n
1 ~ (that...)statement that expresses a judgement or an opinion; assertion 观点; 见解; 主张
The proposition is so clear that it needs no explanation. 观点十分明确, 无须解释.
2 ~ (to do sth/that...) thing that is proposed, esp in business; suggestion 提议, 建议（尤指业务上的）
I made what I hoped was an attractive proposition. 我希望我提的建议能吸引买家.
a proposition to merge the two firms/that the two firms should merge 将两家商行合并的提议.
3 (infml 口) matter to be dealt with; problem or task要处理的事; 问题; 任务
It's a tough/not an easy proposition. 这是一件棘手的[不好办的]事.
Keeping a shop in this village is not a paying proposition, ie not profitable. 在这个村子里开设商店是一桩亏本的买卖.
4 (geometry 几) formal statement of a theorem or problem, usu containing its proof 定理; 命题. proposition, v [Tn]
propose sexual intercourse to (a woman), esp in a direct and offensive way 向（女方）提出性交要求（尤指直言而放肆）; 求欢
She was propositioned several times in the course of the evening. 整个晚上有人几次向她提出非分要求.
🎯 考研助记
propose(v.提议)-proposion(n.提议、主张) 介词(preposition)被(e)人 主张放在圆圈(o)前(pro)的位置(position)
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Could you put that into more specific terms?
您能不能说得明确一点？
We are anxious to know how long it will take you to deliver the goods.
我们急于知道贵方多长时间能交货。
It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
毒液不是生存竞争强加给它们的，它们也可以不用毒液捕捉动物而生存，就像今天成千上万的无毒蛇那样。