Presuppose
[priːsə'pəʊz] or [,prisə'poz]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; 'This step presupposes two prior ones'.
(verb.) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; 'I presuppose that you have done your work'.
編輯:朗达--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
阿黛尔編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Imply, assume, suppose, take for granted.
德洛丽丝校對
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Presume, assume, postulate, surmise
ANT:Prove, establish, infer, deduce, argue, demonstrate
手打:斯蒂芬
解釋/意思:
v.t. to suppose before actual knowledge: to assume or take for granted.—n. Presupposi′tion.
編輯:诺拉
例句/造句/用法:
- At any rate you can tell that a song or ode has three parts--the words, the melody, and the rhythm; that degree of knowledge I may presuppose? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- My existence presupposes the existence of the whole universe--does it _not? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Eugene is also in attendance, with a pervading air upon him of having presupposed the ceremony to be a funeral, and of being disappointed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- That social organization is presupposed in the adequate exercise of individual capacity is not to be doubted. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
校對:马里恩