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

• 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。
• The project, which presupposes a fairly decent grasp of LFS and some parts of BLFS, uses several utilities and libraries that do not tend to be standard in most Linux systems.
  该项目假设相当正规地掌握了LFS和BLFS的一些部件，并使用了不会成为大多数Linux系统中的标准的几个实用工具和库。
• 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。
• "Chaos" presupposes an observable or measurable system.
  混沌意味着一个可见或是可测的系统。
• This presupposes that there is a framework in place in which several exception types are handled easily.
  它预假设有一个可以容易处理的例外种类的框架。
• 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。
• My plan presupposes that we can get enough money.
  我的计划以我们能获得足够金钱为前提。
• 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。
• But all this presupposes that, as regards inferences as opposed to percepts, there is some impersonal standard of correctness.
  但是这一切都要预先假定，作为与知觉相对立的推论是有着某种非个人的正确与否的标准的。
• This presupposes that the person has learnt how to accept other people, to relate with them, while respecting their dignity in diversity.
  这个则需要假设，个人学习了，如何接纳别的人，与他们建立关系，且在差异点上，尊重他们的尊严。