ADJ
（基于）假設(shè)的;假定的
If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.
例句
Let's look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party.
讓我們假設(shè)這樣一種情景，卡蘿爾，一位正在康復(fù)的可卡因成癮者，應(yīng)邀去參加一個(gè)聚會(huì)。
...a purely hypothetical question.
純屬假設(shè)的問題