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Presuppose True Sth Thing Exist ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz Verb Syn

Presuppose means to assume or take something for granted as a necessary condition for something else to be true or exist.

presuppose /pri͟ːsəpo͟ʊz/ 动词:预先假定;以…为前提;以…为先决条件,指前者成立或存在的必要条件是后者也成立或存在。

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presuppose
/pri͟ːsəpo͟ʊz/
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[VERB 动词]预先假定;以…为前提;以…为先决条件 If one thing presupposes another, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists.
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  [V n]
  • 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。

  • 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。


Oxford pre·sup·pose / ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz ; NAmE ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz / verb ( formal) 1 presupposesth to accept sth as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true 姑且认为;假设 SYN
presume
◆ 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。
2 presupposethat… | presupposesth to depend on sth in order to exist or be true 以…为前提;依…而定 SYN
assume
◆ 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。
presuppose presupposes presupposed presupposing
pre·sup·pose / ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz ; NAmE ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz /
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presupposepre‧sup‧pose /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ verb [transitive] formal
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1to depend on something that is believed to exist or to be true SYN  assume:  The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God.presuppose that Your argument presupposes that Dickens was a social reformer.2to have to happen if something is true:  Without struggle there can be no progress, and struggle presupposes winners and losers.
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presuppose

[ˌpri:səˈpəʊz]presupposed, presupposing, presupposes

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VERB20273
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预先假定(56%),预料(36%),预料为必要的条件(8%)
vt.假定;预料;以…为先决条件

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