assumption

名词 assumption:

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
   同义词：premise, premiss
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
   同义词：supposition, supposal
3. the act of taking possession of or power over something
   同义词：laying claim
4. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church
   同义词：Assumption of Mary, August 15
5. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
   同义词：presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery
6. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
7. the act of assuming or taking for granted

1. The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.
   这一计划是以经济发展的设想为依据的。
2. Their assumptions of an air of confidence fooled nobody.
   他们装出信心十足的样子却欺骗不了任何人。
3. The theory is based on a series of wrong assumptions.
   这一理论是以一系列错误的设想为依据的。

as.sump.tion

n.（名词）
The act of taking to or upon oneself:
独自承担：自己承担的行动：
例句：
assumption of an obligation.
承担一项义务

The act of taking over:
夺取：夺取的行动：
例句：
assumption of command.
夺取控制权

The act of taking for granted:
想当然：想当然的行为：
例句：
assumption of a false theory.
认定一个错误的理论

Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition:
假定，假设：未经证实就想当然地认为或接受某事为真；假定：
例句：
a valid assumption.
一个有效的假定

Presumption; arrogance.
自负；傲慢
Logic A minor premise.
【逻辑学】 小前提
Assumption
Assumption
Theology The bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven after her death.
【神学】 圣母升天：圣母玛丽亚死后升天
A Christian feast celebrating this event.
圣母升天节：基督教庆祝这一事件的节日
August 5, the day on which this feast is observed.
八月十五日，圣母升天节

来源：
Middle English assumpcion
中古英语 assumpcion
from Latin assumptiô assumptiôn- [adoption]
源自 拉丁语 assumptiô assumptiôn- [采取]
from assumptus [past participle of] assômere [to adopt] * see assume
源自 assumptus [] assômere的过去分词 [采取] *参见 assume