proposition
英[ˌprɒpə'zɪʃn] 美[ˌprɑːpə'zɪʃn]
"it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
"they listened to her proposal"
"securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
"She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
1.（难办或诱人的）事情，任务
If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficultproposition or an attractiveproposition, you mean that it is difficult or pleasant to do.
e.g. Making easy money has always been an attractiveproposition...
轻松赚钱总是件诱人的事。
e.g. Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a toughproposition.
即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。
2.见解；观点
Aproposition is a statement or an idea which people can consider or discuss to decide whether it is true.
e.g. Theproposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
3.（美国的）法律修正案
In the United States, aproposition is a question or statement about an issue of public policy which appears on a voting paper so that people can vote for or against it.
e.g. Vote Yes onproposition 136, but No on propositions 129, 133 and 134.
对第136号修正案投赞成票，但对第129号、133号和134号修正案投反对票。
4.提议；建议；提案
Aproposition 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.
proposition的近义词
e.g. You came to see me at my office the other day with a businessproposition...
几天前你带着一份商业提案来我的办公室见我。
e.g. I want to make you aproposition.
我想给你提一个建议。
5.向…提出下流的要求；向…提出猥亵的要求
If someone who you do not know very wellpropositions you, they suggest that you have sex with them.
e.g. He had allegedly tried toproposition a colleague.
据说他曾试图向一名同事求欢。
His proposition is good in theory but cannot be put into practice.
他的建议在理论上可以，但不能付诸实现。
This is the inverse of his earlier proposition.
这和他早些时候提的建议截然相反。
This is not money-making proposition.
这不是个赚钱的事业。
Tunnelling under the English Channel is a big proposition.
在英吉利海峡海底凿隧道是一个大问题。
It is a proposition deducible from basic postulates.
这是个从基本公设推论出的命题。
She was propositioned several times in the course of the evening.
整个晚上有人几次向她提出非分要求。
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。
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。
How did you vote on proposition 8?
对于第8项修正案你是怎么投的票？
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。
She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar.
酒吧里有个陌生男人向她求欢。
Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition...
轻松赚钱总是件诱人的事。
Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.
即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。
The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
Vote Yes on proposition 136, but No on propositions 129, 133 and 134.
对第136号修正案投赞成票，但对第129号、133号和134号修正案投反对票。
You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition...
几天前你带着一份商业提案来我的办公室见我。
I want to make you a proposition.
我想给你提一个建议。
He had allegedly tried to proposition a colleague.
据说他曾试图向一名同事求欢。
The government's moves would bring a sizable majority of the committee round to endorsing the proposition.
政府采取的步骤将说服委员会相当多数的成员批准这项提议.
These new point of views, new proposition, to party history research is having major direct effect.
这些新观点 、 新命题, 对党史研究有着重大的指导作用.
All men are arrogant is a synthetic proposition.
“所有的人都傲慢”是一条人造命题.
With concert fees reportedly in the 40, 000 plus range the show seem a lucrative proposition.
据说每场音乐会的酬劳超过4万美金, 所以这表演看来是笔赚钱生意.
proposition 4.5 'u03a6 _ 'u03c3 is a coset of 'u03a6 _ ( Id ) relative to Aut ( MO _ k ).
命题4.5Φ_σ是Φ_ ( Id ) 在Aut ( MO_k ) 中的陪集.
Vance was noncommitted but did not turn down the proposition out of hand.
万斯未置可否,但也没有马上拒绝这个建议.
The two teams prepared to debate the given proposition.
两个队准备就所给定的命题展开辩论.
The interchange of the subject and predicate of a proposition.
充当一个句子的谓语的词.
No thinking man can refuse to accept their first proposition.
没有一个善于思考的人会拒绝接受他们的第一个观点.
They debated the truth of the proposition.
他们争论提案的真实性.
At the meeting, we refuted his proposition.
会议上, 我们对他的主张提出了驳议.
A demonstrable proposition is comprehended when known by demonstration.
一个推论的命题当它被推论认识后,就被领悟了.
All in favor of this proposition will please say 'Aye'.
请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声 “赞成” .
The Cartesian proposition: 'I think, therefore I am'.
出自：L. DurrellThe proposition that humans enjoyed a destiny to conquer the universe.
出自：G. K. WolfeThe GI..propositioned every woman in sight.
出自：Listener