proposition

英 [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn]

美 [ˌprɑ:pəˈzɪʃn]

基本含义：

n.提议；事业；命题

vt.向 ... 调情

详情解释：

n.(名词)

• 主张，建议，提议
• 论点，议题，陈述
• 【逻】命题
• 事情，家伙，问题
• 企业，事业，生意，工作
• 【修辞学】主题
• 【数】定理，命题
• 商品

v.(动词)

• 向（女性）求欢， 向…调情，提出猥亵的要求
• 向 ... 提议，向…提出要求

n.(名词)

• [C]论点,主张 statement that expresses a judgement or an opinion; assertion
• [C]建议,提案 thing that is proposed, especially in business; suggestion
• [C]命题 formal statement of a theorem or problem, usually containing its proof

noun

1. a task to be dealt with

e.g. securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition

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

3. the act of making a proposal

e.g. they listened to her proposal

Synonym: proposal

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

5. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

e.g. it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse

Synonym: suggestionproffer

proposition是什么意思

verb

1. suggest sex to

e.g. She was propositioned by a stranger at the party

1. （难办或诱人的）事情，任务
If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficult proposition or an attractive proposition, you mean that it is difficult or pleasant to do.

e.g. Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition...
轻松赚钱总是件诱人的事。
e.g. Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.
即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。

2. 见解；观点
A proposition is a statement or an idea which people can consider or discuss to decide whether it is true.

e.g. The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。

3. （美国的）法律修正案
In the United States, a proposition is a question or statement about an issue of public policy which appears on a voting paper so that people can vote for or against it.

e.g. Vote Yes on Proposition 136, but No on Propositions 129, 133 and 134.
对第136号修正案投赞成票，但对第129号、133号和134号修正案投反对票。

4. 提议；建议；提案
A proposition is an offer or a suggestion that someone makes to you, usually concerning some work or business that you might be able to do together.

proposition的近义词

e.g. You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition...
几天前你带着一份商业提案来我的办公室见我。
e.g. I want to make you a proposition.
我想给你提一个建议。

5. 向…提出下流的要求；向…提出猥亵的要求
If someone who you do not know very well propositions you, they suggest that you have sex with them.

e.g. He had allegedly tried to proposition a colleague.
据说他曾试图向一名同事求欢。

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The ryan plan is a "reductio ad absurdum " a disproof by taking a proposition to a logical conclusion.(瑞恩计划是一个“归谬证法”——通过推导逻辑结论对命题进行反证。)

Yet it is doubtful whether the proposition is strong enough to bear the vast weight of generalization that has been placed on it.(然而，令人怀疑的是，这个命题是否足够强大，足以承受被置于其上的广泛的泛化的重量。)

They had the audacity to make such a proposition as that to me!(它们竟敢向我提出这样的建议！)

As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.(作为一份商业建议，它不可能取得成功。)

It is also a risky proposition.(这同样是一个冒险的提议。)

Bailyn's third proposition suggests two general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as indentured servants, another came to acquire land.(贝林的第三个主张提出了在成千上万的移民中普遍存在的两种模式：一种是契约仆役，另一种是为了获得土地。)

You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition.(你几天前到我的办公室来看我，带着一份业务上的建议。)

However, his proposition was rejected largely based on other scientific beliefs held at the time, which all made sense in a way even if they were incorrect.(然而，他的主张在很大程度上是基于当时的其他科学信念而被否决的，这些信念在某种程度上都是有道理的，即使它们不完全正确。)

The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.(民主国家间互不交战的观点是基于一个微不足道的历史实例。)

This proposition, which we term the increasing-disadvantage model, is a core element of the popular glass ceiling metaphor.(这个命题，我们称之为“增长-劣势模式”，是流行的玻璃天花板隐喻的核心元素。)