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presuppose v.预先假定；预料；预料为必要的条件 (1) 我们不能预先假定他的话属实。(2) 让我们先假定他赢得这场比赛。(3) 我预料你已经做了你的工作了。 When you suppose something is true, you assume it's true; to presuppose means something similar. The pre — which means "before" — is a reminder that what you're assuming is background or pretext for something else. Asking “Want soup?” presupposes someone is hungry. Asking a woman "When is the baby due?" presupposes that she’s pregnant. Presupposing can be dangerous: if your presuppositions are incorrect, you could jump to the wrong conclusion.

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英 [ˌpriːsə'pəʊz] 美 [ˌpriːsə'poʊz] (1) We cannot presuppose the truth of his statements.(2) Let us presuppose that he wins the game.(3) I presuppose that you have done your work. To presuppose is to take something as a given; presupposing is like assuming. 1[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.   [V that]  [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。

英语单词	presuppose
英美音标	英 [ˌpriːsə'pəʊz] 美 [ˌpriːsə'poʊz]
中文释义	v.预先假定；预料；预料为必要的条件
英语例句	(1) We cannot presuppose the truth of his statements. (2) Let us presuppose that he wins the game. (3) I presuppose that you have done your work.
中文例句	(1) 我们不能预先假定他的话属实。 (2) 让我们先假定他赢得这场比赛。 (3) 我预料你已经做了你的工作了。
vocabulary简明	To presuppose is to take something as a given; presupposing is like assuming.
vocabulary扩展	When you suppose something is true, you assume it's true; to presuppose means something similar. The pre — which means "before" — is a reminder that what you're assuming is background or pretext for something else. Asking “Want soup?” presupposes someone is hungry. Asking a woman "When is the baby due?" presupposes that she’s pregnant. Presupposing can be dangerous: if your presuppositions are incorrect, you could jump to the wrong conclusion.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V that] [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。

Presuppose Thing Presupposing Means True [V 英 ˌpriːsə'Pəʊz] 美