presupposition
美 ['prisʌpə'zɪʃən]
GRE
1. sup- "under" + posit- + -ion.
2. 字面含义：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
4. pre- + supposition.
- presupposition (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French présupposition and directly from Medieval Latin praesuppositionem (nominative praesuppositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praesupponere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + suppositio (see suppose).
- 1. theories based on presupposition and coincidence
- 基于假设和偶合的理论
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- 2. Your judgment of the case is based on the presupposition that the witness is telling the truth.
- 你对这案件的裁决,是以证人讲的都是实话这一假设为依据的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The presupposition trigger compound sentence is the typical conjuction.
- 复句的预设触发语表现为关联词语.
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- 4. Bail was refused on the presupposition of his guilt.
- 已料到他罪名成立而不准保释.
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- 5. It is obviously the later is the argumentative presupposition of the former.
- 后者显然为前者的论证前提.
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