proposition
美 [ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] 
英 [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]
- n.命题；建议；主张；观点
- v.求欢
- 网络提议；主题；论点
词形变化
复数：propositions 现在分词：propositioning 过去式：propositioned 同义词
英汉双解
1. | 提议，建议，计划（尤指业务上的）an idea or a plan of action that is suggested, especially in business |
| I'd like to put a business proposition to you. 我想向您提个业务上的建议。 |
| He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition . 他正设法使他的计划显得吸引人。 |
2. | 欲做的事；待处理的问题；任务a thing that you intend to do; a problem or task to be dealt with |
| Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition. 在英国获得工作许可证往往不是一件简单的事情。 |
3. | （美国）法律修正议案(in the US) a suggested change to the law that people can vote on |
| How did you vote on Proposition 8? 对于第 8 项修正案你是怎么投的票？ |
4. | 见解；主张；观点a statement that expresses an opinion |
| Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts. 她的分析是建立在权力使人堕落的观点上的。 |
5. | 命题a statement of a theorem , and an explanation of how it can be proved |
1. | ~ sb 求欢to say in a direct way to sb that you would like to have sex with them |
| She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar. 酒吧里有个陌生男人向她求欢。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
Dining out in San Francisco has always been a pricey proposition.
在旧金山，外出就餐一直是花费钱的主张。
If I do not have this [economic recovery] done in three years, then there is going to be a one-term proposition [will not be re-elected].
如果我不能在三年内完成经济复苏，那么我这个总统也就别想连任了。
Ending a book is a nerve-wracking proposition; at least, it is if you assume you'll only have one shot at it.
结束一本书是一件非常伤脑筋的事情，至少是你觉得你只需要最后一击了。
No one else supported the scheme, and doubtless there was much to be urged against it as a practical proposition.
没有人支持这个计划，无疑还有很多人竭力反对，认为太不切实际了。
In one of these cases the proposition is true for all the truth-possibilities of the elementary propositions.
一种情况是，一个命题对于所有基本命题的真值可能性都为真。
Technology seems to offer a similar proposition: a wide array of distractions that offer the boon of connection, but at a cost.
科技似乎带来同样问题：一连串干扰，带你通往便捷生活，但你必须付出代价。
WwW. zIdiR. coM Rationalization was an important proposition that Weber had been paying close attention in his study of sociology.
“理性化”不足是韦伯在其社会学研究中一直关注的重要命题。
However, the convergence of US and Chinese interest rates threatens to turn that into a loss-making proposition for Beijing.
不过，对于中国政府而言，中、美利率的趋同效果，可能使得上述操作成为一种赔钱的做法。
The manager was no fool to be led blindly away by such an errant proposition as this, but his situation was peculiar .
经理可不傻，还不至于会盲目地被这样的一念之差引入岐途，但是他今天的情况特殊。
Gearing up to produce small cars in the United States was a very expensive proposition.
在美国要提高生产小型车的效率是很费钱的事情。
A mere reduction absenteeism does not provide solid evidence for the proposition that robots would be better than humans for factory work.
纯粹减少旷工现象不足以提供有力的证据，来证明机器人比人类能更好地从事工厂工作这一命题。
The tramway would have been a marginal proposition if it had cost nothing to build.
即便建造成本为零，有轨电车的收入也是微不足道的。
With such a broad and strategic value proposition, it's easy to accept that SOA is inevitable.
由于具有这么广泛和战略意义的价值主张，因此很容易看到SOA是无法回避的趋势。
Instead of steadily building brand equity around a real value proposition, they expect to measure the immediate impact of every ad.
他们期待衡量每一份广告的眼前影响，而不是在一个真实的价值构成附近稳步地打造品牌资本。
But at the moment, the ability to increase the price of a graduate management degree is a testament to the value proposition of the degree.
但就目前而言，能够提高一项管理研究生学位的学费，证明这个学位有价值。
"Oh, yes, " returned Carrie, vacantly , trying to arrange this curious proposition in her mind.
“哦，是啊，”嘉莉茫然地回答，想在心里安下这个奇特的建议。
As a important proposition of Marxist philosophy, to understand it, the best understanding sight is the practice materialism.
作为马克思主义哲学的一个重要命题，最好的理解视域是实践唯物主义。
And Greece's membership of Europe's single market makes it a more attractive proposition for foreign investors.
而且希腊作为欧洲单一市场的成员，对于投资者也更有吸引力的选择。这些对希腊来说都是令其鼓舞的。
Now it became an industry and a circus With a partner, Jarvis sponsored an initiative that would become known as Proposition 13.
现在，它成了一个产业和一个有同伴的马戏团，Jarvis发起了一个将被称作第13号提案的创议。
And I said immediately that in my view [the] proposition was out of the question.
我随即表示，在我看来该提议是绝对不可能的。
Of this work Newton says, "This proposition I conceive may be of use in the building of ships" .
关于这个工作，牛顿说：“我想可以把这个命题用到船舶的建造中去。”
The first gleam of fairness shone in this proposition for Carrie.
嘉莉第一次开始觉得这个建议多少还有点公道。
The simplest kind of proposition, an elementary proposition, asserts the existence of a state of affairs.
最简单的命题，即基本命题，断有一个事态的存在。
But relying on allies who do not wish to come forward until the last minute is always a nerve-racking proposition.
但是依赖那些直到最后一分钟才会提出讨论的同盟恐怕是件伤脑筋的事。
This is crucial in a bid to make it a more attractive proposition for advertisers.
这对于使它在广告业主中变得更有吸引力的努力至为关键。
Agile development is often presented as an abrupt paradigm shift -- a scary proposition for many companies.
敏捷开发经常以范式转换的方式出现——对很多公司来说是一个令人恐慌的建议。
The sense of a proposition is its agreement and disagreement with possibilities of existence and non-existence of states of affairs.
命题的意义是它与事态的存在和不存在的可能性符合和不符合。
TWB: With Location become a mainstream proposition where do you think location fits in as an enabler or feature of every future service?
随着位置服务成为一个主流话题，在哪些领域您认为位置能够作为一个使能者或者是未来服务的本质？
Converting coal bed methane to LNG uses well-established technology, but has never been proved as a commercial proposition.
将煤层气转化为LNG使用的技术相当成熟，但作为商业计划从未被证实可行。
Without a strong value proposition and dedication to understanding the needs of the customer, customers can easily click to the competition.
没有强有力的价值定位，不去钻研消费者的需要，消费者就很容易搭上竞争车。
But I have nothing to do with mathematics; he would take me for a proposition.
然而我却用不着什么数学，他会把我当成一个命题吧。
"And that's very liberating, it's very empowering, and I think at the heart, that's a big part of the Hulu value proposition, " he added.
“这样是非常令人放松、让人自由的方式，我认为，从本质上来说，这才是Hulu价值诉求的最大部分，”他补充说。
Limitations of verbal expression is a very important proposition in ancient Chinese literary theory and a new topic as well.
言不尽意是我国古代文论中一个十分重要的命题，也是一个常谈常新的话题。
Google's Voice Search, which launched on cellphones in 2008 and was added to the desktop in June, seems like such a simple proposition.
Google2008年启动了手机客户端语音搜索，并在6月份添加到了桌面客户端。一切看似十分简单。
If he brought you yesterday a new proposition, he would bring you to-day another not less revolutionary.
如果他昨天给了你一个新想法。今天他会给你另一个提议同样具有革命性。
He and Betsey Stevenson, also at Wharton, have never found a formal statistical test of the proposition.
他和同在Wharton学院的BetseyStevenson从未找到有正规统计测验来支持这一提法。
A good argument can be made for the proposition that this pattern of behaviour is indeed desirable.
有很好的论点可以支持这种做法确实可取。
This report should focus on showing that you understand thoroughly the company and its value proposition.
报告应著重表现出你全面瞭解这家公司及其价值主张。
Think of your conversations as variations on a theme: your value proposition for your business, products, and services.
在特定主题的基础上思考对话内容：您对于业务、产品和服务的价值定位。
Mr. Jiang says those changes have helped to turn buying a new home from a very expensive proposition to a simply unaffordable one for him.
姜云说对于他这样的买房人来说，这种变化使房价从十分昂贵变成根本无力承担。
Simply don't upload them to the web, ever, because trying to delete them after you sober up is a tough proposition.
千万不要上传到网上，因为等你清醒后，要想删就难了。
Of course, putting up sound-insulating walls along highways would be an incredibly expensive proposition for a municipality.
当然，在高速公路上设置隔音墙对于政府来说是一笔昂贵的相当开销。
