presuppose
英 [priːsə'pəʊz]
美 [,prisə'poz]
TEM8
1. sup- "under" + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含义：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
4. pre- + suppose.
- presuppose (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French presupposer (14c.), from Medieval Latin praesupponere; see pre- + suppose. Related: Presupposed; presupposing.
- 1. All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man.
- 你所有论点的前提都是他是一个理性而聪明的人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students.
- 教师有时候假定学生的知识水平相当高。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. It's dangerous to presuppose that a person is guilty.
- 先假定某人有罪是危险的.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Let us presuppose that he wins the game.
- 让我们先假定他赢得这场比赛.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I don't presuppose that, I know it a bit, I've seen it.
- 俺不是在冒充神棍, 我知道一点点, 我也看到了一点点.
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