1 based on ideas and principles, not on practical experience 根据理论的:
A lot of university courses are still too theoretical these days.现在许多大学的课程仍然太偏重理论。
2 that may possibly exist or happen, although it is unlikely 有可能存在或发生的(虽然不大会):
There is a theoretical possibility that the world will end tomorrow.从理论上说,世界存在明天就毁灭的可能性。☞Look at practical. 参看practical。 ➔theoretically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv
theoretical/͵θiəˋrɛtIkḷ; θIəˈretIk$l/adj 1 relating to scientific ideas rather than practical situations〔科学〕理论的: a good theoretical understanding of physics 对物理理论的透彻理解2 a theoretical situation could exist but does not exist yet 理论上的﹔推想的﹐假设的: There is a theoretical risk of an explosion. 理论上有爆炸的危险。