pre.sume
v.(动词)pre.sumed,pre.sum.ing,pre.sumes v.tr.(及物动词)To take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary.推测,假定:在没有证据证明是相反的情况下想当然是正确的To give reasonable evidence for assuming; appear to prove.认定:为假设而给出合理的证据;似乎能证明To venture without authority or permission; dare:冒昧,擅自:没有权威或没得到允许就冒险地做;冒昧:例句:He presumed to invite himself to dinner.他胆敢擅自前来吃饭
v.intr.(不及物动词)To act overconfidently; take liberties.擅自行事:过分自信地行动;擅自行事To take unwarranted advantage of something; go beyond the proper limits:滥用,利用:非法地利用某物;超过适当界限:例句:Don`t presume on their hospitality.不要利用他们的热情好客
To take for granted that something is true or factual; suppose:设想,相信:理所当然地认定某事是真的或确凿的;猜想:例句:That`s the new assistant, I presume.我想那就是新来的助理
来源:Middle English presumen 中古英语 presumen from Old French presumer 源自 古法语 presumer from Late Latin praesômere 源自 后期拉丁语 praesômere from Latin [to anticipate] 源自 拉丁语 [预料] prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀,表.在…之前.] sômere [to take] * see em- sômere [拿,取] *参见 em-
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n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>presume,presuppose,postulate,posit,assume同义词>These verbs signify to take something for granted or as being a fact.Topresume is to suppose that something is reasonable, justifiable, sound, or possible in the absence of proof to the contrary: 这些动词都表示认为某事是理所当然的或认定某事是事实。Presume 是指在没有证据表明结果是相反的情况下认定某事是合理的,无可非议的,完美的或者是可能的: 例句:.I presume you`re tired after the long ride. (Edith Wharton). .长途旅行后我想你肯定累了. (伊迪丝·华顿)。
例句:We cannot presume the existence of life on other planets.我们不能推定其他行星上没有生物。
Presuppose can mean merely to believe or suppose in advance;it can also mean to require as an antecedent condition: Presuppose 可仅指相信或预先假设;也可指要求有一个先决条件: 例句:It is unrealistic to presuppose a sophisticated knowledge of harmony and counterpoint in a beginning music student.要求一个初学的人具有和声学和对位法方面的知识是不现实的。
例句:The evolution of species presupposes a process of natural selection.生物演变是以自然选则的过程为前提的。
Postulate andposit denote the assertion of the existence, reality, necessity, or truth of something, as something considered to be self-evident or axiomatic,as the basis for reasoning or argument: Postulate 和posit 意指对某事的存在、实现、需求或真相的断言, 如被认为是自明的或公理的某事,如作为推理和辩论的根据: 例句:.We can see individuals, but we can`t see providence; we have to postulate it. (Aldous Huxley). .我们不得不认为我们可以看到个体却看不到远见;我们必须承认它. (阿尔道斯·赫胥黎)。
例句:Historical linguists posit a common ancestor from which both Romance and Germanic languages descend. Toassume is to accept something as existing or being true without proof or on inconclusive grounds: 历史语言学家认为罗斯语系和德语语系由同一种语言演变而来。 Assume 是指在没有证据或不确定的情况下认为某事是存在的或是真实的:
例句:Why do you assume that I`m angryô为什么你会认为我在生气ô
例句:.We must never assume that which is incapable of proof. (G.H. Lewes)..我们从不在没有证据证明的情况下假定某事. (G·H·路易斯)
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