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

• If we presuppose these works of modernism are artworks, please take my humble advice: Please give up the impossible attempt to define art, and it would be more advisable to go out for a glass of beer.
  如果我们假定现代主义的这些东西是艺术品，那么请采纳我谦卑的建议：请彻底放弃为艺术下定义这桩不可能的事，出去喝杯啤酒是更可取的。
• 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's dangerous to presuppose that a person is guilty.
  先假定某人有罪是危险的。
• 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。
• Let us presuppose that he wants money.
  我们不妨假定他缺钱。
• The equality of human beings does not presuppose, however, biological equality.
  但人类的平等并不能预先设定，更何况是生物上平等。
• 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。
• 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。
• The first two involve the use of the supplied DASes, which presuppose you are probably going to be reading from and writing to a relational database or an XML file.
  前两种方法使用现成的DAS，以可能要读取或写入数据库或XML文件为前提。
• These three factors of variation have one thing in common: they all presuppose the artistic recognition of subjectivity.
  这三种因素有一个共性：它们都先入为主地假定了主观的艺术认知。