| 单词 | theory |
| 释义 | theory theory /; AmE ; / noun (plural theories)
EXPECTANCY THEORY, GAME THEORY, HERZBERG'S TWO-FACTOR THEORY, ORGANIZATION THEORY
1 [C,U] a formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why sth happens or exists: Maslow's theory of human motivation the boom and bust theory of British economics
2 [U,C] the principles on which a particular activity is based: management theory the theory and practice of design
3 [C] an opinion or idea that sb believes is true but may in fact be wrong: The theory is that CEOs get rich only when shareholders get rich. He subscribes to the theory that keeping expenses down is the key to running a business.
IDIOMS
in theory used to say that a particular statement is supposed to be true but may in fact be wrong: In theory, these machines can last up to ten years. This all sounds fine in theory, but would it work in practice? |
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