supposition

n.
1.surmise,conjecture,notion,opinion 推测，猜想，想法，看法。
△Ado.4.1.240(238): “The supposition of thelady’s death / Will quench the wonder of her infa-my.”对小姐之死的看法至少可以消除关于她的这场丑闻所引起的惊奇。
2. suspicion,rumour 怀疑，谣传。
△1H.IV.5.2.8:“Supposition all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes，”(The allegorical figure of rumour painted full of eyesgoes back to classical times.) 浑身长着眼睛的猜疑(又译：谣传)会盯上我们一辈子。
3. doubt,uncertainty 疑问，靠不住。
△Mer.1.3.17:“Yet his means are in supposition.”i.e.only assumedto exist,but not yet realized. 不过他的财产现在还不一定靠得住。