presuppose
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If one thing presupposes another, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists. 以...爲前提; 以...爲先決條件; 預先假定
All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man. 你的所有論點都預先假定他是個理性聰明的人。
The end of an era presupposes the start of another. 一個時代的結(jié)束是以另一個時代開始爲前提的。
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presuppose /?pri?s??p??z/ (presupposing,presupposed,presupposes)
劍橋詞典
- to accept that something is true before it has been proved
預先假定，推測
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] You're presupposing that he'll have told her - but he may not have. 你是在推測他早已告訴她了——但他可能沒有這樣做。
formal
If an idea or situation presupposes something, that thing must be true for the idea or situation to work .
以…爲先決條件
Investigative journalism presupposes some level of investigation . 調(diào)查報道要以一定程度的調(diào)查爲前提。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] All this presupposes that he'll get the job he wants . 所有這些都要以他能如願找到工作爲前提。 返回 presuppose