theoretical
adj
1 concerned with the theory of a subject 理论的; 理论上的
a theoretical physicist 理论物理学家
This book is too theoretical; I need a practical guide. 这本书理论性太强,我需要一本实用手册. Cf 参看 practical 1.
2 supposedbut not necessarily true 假设的
Lendl's strength onclay gives him a theoretical advantage. 兰德尔体格健壮,按说他占些优势.
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
Kunta knew it was the middle of the night, for through the small open window high in the wall he could see stars.
孔塔知道已经是半夜了,因为通过墙的上方开着的小窗,他能看到星星。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.