theory的中文

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theory
/ 5WiEri /

◙ (pl. -ies)
1. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
• 学说；论说；论，说
»Darwin's theory of evolution.
  达尔文的进化论。
  a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based
• 理论；学理，原理
»a theory of education.
  教育理论。
»[mass noun] music theory.
  音乐原理。
  an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action
• 意见，看法；推测
»my theory would be that the place has been seriously mismanaged.
  依我看这个地方的管理十分混乱。
  [Mathematics] a collection of propositions to illustrate the principles of a subject
• [数] 论，理论

【IDIOMS】

◘ in theory
1. used in describing what is supposed to happen or be possible, usually with the implication that it does not in fact happen
• 理论上（应该）；照道理
»in theory, things can only get better; in practice, they may well become a lot worse.
理论上情况只会变好，实际上却很可能变得更糟。

【语源】

1. late 16th cent. (denoting a mental scheme of something to be done): via late Latin from Greek theōria 'contemplation, speculation', from theōros 'spectator'