단어 : hypothesis / 발음 : 하이 파:떠 씨스
뜻 : 가설(假說), (논의 따위의) 전제, 가정, 추정, 추측
뜻(영어) : A hypothesis is an idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation or condition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
예문 : 우리가 사실을 알기 전에 추정에 몰두하는 것은 의미가 없을 것이다.
뜻 : It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.