proposition

1. N-COUNT If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficult proposition or an attractive proposition, you mean that it is difficult or pleasant to do. 事情

Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition. 輕輕松松地賺錢一直是令人曏往的事。

2. N-COUNT A proposition is a statement or an idea that people can consider or discuss to decide whether it is true. 主張; 觀點(diǎn)[正式]

The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample. 民主國家間互不交戰(zhàn)的觀點(diǎn)是基於一個(gè)微不足道的歷史實(shí)例。

3. N-COUNT A proposition is a question or statement about an issue of public policy that appears on a voting paper so that people can vote for or against it. 提案

Vote Yes on Proposition 136, but No on Propositions 129, 133, and 134. 對(duì)136號(hào)提案投贊成票，但對(duì)129、133和134號(hào)提案投反對(duì)票。

4. N-COUNT A proposition is an offer or a suggestion that someone makes to you, usually concerning some work or business that you might be able to do together. 建議

You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition. 你幾天前到我的辦公室來看我，帶著一份業(yè)務(wù)上的建議。