presuppose

英 [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz]

美 [ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz]

v.  姑且认为; 假设; 以…为前提; 依…而定

第三人称单数：presupposes　过去分词：presupposed　过去式：presupposed　现在分词：presupposing　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.10476 / COCA.14031

牛津词典

verb

• 姑且认为；假设
  to accept sth as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true
  1. 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。
• 以…为前提；依…而定
  to depend on sth in order to exist or be true
  1. His argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
     他的论点前提是谁掌权都无关紧要。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预先假定；以…为前提；以…为先决条件
  If one thingpresupposesanother, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists.
  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。
  2. The end of an era presupposes the start of another.
     一个时代的结束意味着另一个时代的开始。

英英释义

verb

• require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
  1. This step presupposes two prior ones
  Synonym:suppose
• take for granted or as a given
  1. I presuppose that you have done your work
  Synonym:suppose

双语例句

• The lapse speed operation ci pumps is a kind of energy-saving regulation. The economical operation of the system presuppose the determination of high-efficient lapse speed range of pumps.
  水泵降速运行是水泵的一种节能调节方式，确定水泵的高效降速范围是保证系统经济运行的前提。
• It doesn't presuppose any background in philosophy.
  它并不需要任何哲学基础。
• Contract duration presuppose the existence of surrender activity.
  可以说，寿险合同持续期问题以退保的存在为前提。
• If people see a therapist, psychologist or a healer, they silently presuppose that these experts have some superior knowledge or skill which can help them solve their issues.
  如果人们去看一个治疗师，心理医生或疗愈者，他们会默认这些专家有着一些更高级的知识或技能能帮助他们解决他们的问题。
• But even if you presuppose your site will only be seen by people on computers who share your primary language, there are thousands, even tens and hundreds of thousands, of font faces.
  尽管您认为您的站点仅由使用相同母语的计算机浏览，但它们也存在大量的字体风格。
• Let us presuppose that he wants money.
  我们不妨假定他缺钱。
• What you are emphasizing, the thing that I presuppose, is that love isn't a single thing.
  你强调的东西和我预先假定的事情，是爱不是一个单独的东西。
• It's dangerous to presuppose that a person is guilty.
  先假定某人有罪是危险的。
• First, they will fill in basic material which the readings presuppose.
  首先，它会充实预先发的阅读笔记。
• Presupposition trigger, an important term in pragmatics, refers to some words and structures that can presuppose something.
  预设触发语是语用学中的一个重要概念，指的是触发预设的某些词语或结构。