presupposes

英 [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪz]

美 [ˌpriːsəˈpoʊzɪz]

v.  姑且认为; 假设; 以…为前提; 依…而定
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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。

双语例句

• Tourism is a leisure activity which presupposes its opposite, namely regulated and organised work.
  观光是一个休闲的活动，这预示了它的对立面，也就是被控制的和有组织的工作。
• Of course, any such operation presupposes the existence of a font covering multiple character sets or enough information to render a complex font to the screen.
  当然，任何这种操作都假定了一个先决条件：有一个包括了多种字符集的字体存在，或者有足够多的信息，足以在屏幕上呈现复合的字体。
• The prosperity and flourishing of a society presupposes that its people be well-fed and well-clothed.
  一个社会的繁荣昌盛是以丰衣足食为前提的。
• Trot liability for negligence presupposes causality between the negligent act and the injury to person or property.
  过失侵权责任以过失行为与对人身或财产的侵权之间的因果关系为前提。
• Civilization presupposes respect for the law.
  文明预示着对法律的尊重。
• This presupposes that the prototype be made in the series process with the series material.
  这就预示着原型要通过量产的过程用量产的材料制造。
• 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。
• Unsworn statements by witnesses. A scientist never presupposes the truth of an unproved fact.
  证人所产的未经宣誓以保证其真实的证词科学家从不预先假定未经证实的事实。
• Certainly such an arrangement presupposes that they are naturally superior to the rest of us.
  当然，这样的安排是假定他们自然优于我们这些其余的人。
• Such a rounded symmetry of groups presupposes conscious, purposeful interference with the naturally developed order.
  这样细密的集团划分，是以有意识的和有计划的干涉自发形成的秩序为前提的。