A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. 假设; 猜想
noun [抽象名词]推测,假定;毫无根据的想法,无稽之谈
There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts. 人们普遍假设我们是受公共基金的资助,但我们大部分的资金是通过签订竞争性合同得到的。
-posit- Pos, posit=put, 表示“放”"supposition n. 推测,猜想(sup 在下面+posit+ion→放在下 面的[想法]→推测)