supposititious

英 [sə,pɒzɪ'tɪʃəs] 美 [sə,pɑzə'tɪʃəs]

• adj. 假想的；冒充的；想像的

1. sup- "under" + posit- + -itious(复合后缀：-ity, -ous).
2. 字面含义：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
4. => assumption, hypothesis.
5. influenced by Greek hypothesis.
6. supposition <=> hypothesis. 它们有殊途同归、异曲同工之妙。