assumptive

assumptive — adjective

  • assumptivepositive
  • more assumptivecomparative
  • most assumptivesuperlative

1. based on a belief that is treated as true even though no direct evidence has bee

1.形容詞C1
釋義

based on a belief that is treated as true even though no direct evidence has been provided to confirm it

例句

The report's conclusions are largely assumptive and lack supporting data from actual experiments.

assumptive + conclusions — typical academic collocation

Dr. Renata warned that assumptive reasoning can cause serious mistakes in medical diagnosis.

assumptive reasoning — common formal collocation

同義詞
  • hypothetical

    focuses on a possible scenario or supposition for discussion, without implying criticism

  • conjectural

    suggests a guess based on incomplete information; more neutral in tone

  • speculative

    implies risk or uncertainty, often in financial or theoretical contexts

反義詞
  • proven

    supported by evidence that confirms the claim

  • verified

    checked and confirmed to be true

  • empirical

    based on direct observation or experiment rather than assumption

文法句型

assumptive + noun (claim/reasoning/conclusion/statement)

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic and legal writing before nouns such as claim, reasoning, conclusion, or statement. The negative form unassumptive is extremely rare.

常見錯誤

❌Her reasoning was very assumptive and based on facts.
✅Her reasoning was very assumptive and not supported by facts.
💡assumptive implies a lack of evidence, so it cannot be 'based on facts.'
❌He made an assumptive jump, which was a reasonable guess.
✅He made a conjectural jump, which was a reasonable guess.
💡assumptive has a mildly critical tone; conjectural is more neutral.