proposition

英 [ˌprɒpə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌprɑːpə'zɪʃn]

• n. 提议；事业；命题
• vt. 向 ... 调情

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]论点,主张

   statement that expresses a judgement or an opinion; assertion

2. [C]建议,提案

   thing that is proposed, especially in business; suggestion

3. [C]命题

   formal statement of a theorem or problem, usually containing its proof

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 主张，建议，提议
2. 论点，议题，陈述
3. 【逻】命题
4. <口>事情，家伙，问题
5. <口>企业，事业，生意，工作
6. 【修辞学】主题
7. 【数】定理，命题
8. 商品

v. 动词

1. <口>向（女性）求欢， 向…调情，提出猥亵的要求
2. 向 ... 提议，向…提出要求

英英释义

Noun:

1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection;

   "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
   

3. an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

4. the act of making a proposal;

   "they listened to her proposal"
   

5. a task to be dealt with;

   "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
   

Verb:

1. suggest sex to;

   "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His proposition is good in theory but cannot be put into practice.
   他的建议在理论上可以，但不能付诸实现。
2. This is the inverse of his earlier proposition.
   这和他早些时候提的建议截然相反。
3. This is not money-making proposition.
   这不是个赚钱的事业。
4. Tunnelling under the English Channel is a big proposition.
   在英吉利海峡海底凿隧道是一个大问题。
5. It is a proposition deducible from basic postulates.
   这是个从基本公设推论出的命题。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. 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。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The young man gave a clear proposition at the meeting.
   会上,那位年轻人提出了一个明确的主张。
2. The business proposition was rejected as impractical.
   这个生意上的提议因不适用而未被采纳。
3. The two teams prepared to debate the given proposition.
   两个队准备就所给定的命题展开讨论。

经典引文

• The Cartesian proposition: 'I think, therefore I am'.

  出自： L. Durrell

• The proposition that humans enjoyed a destiny to conquer the universe.

  出自： G. K. Wolfe

• The GI..propositioned every woman in sight.

  出自：Listener

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

• attractive proposition 好提议
• major propositions 主要的提议

近反义词

【近义词】

• offer
• plan
• thesis