[jiǎ shè]
(假使; 假定) suppose; assume; grant; presume; ansatz; guess; assumption; postulation; supposition
assume a statement to be correct
假设一种说法是正确的
Let us suppose (that) the news is true.
我们假设这消息是正确的。
(科学研究上对客观事物的假定的说明; 假设) hypothesis
a scientific hypothesis
科学假设