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

• Civilization presupposes respect for the law.
  文明预示着对法律的尊重。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "Chaos" presupposes an observable or measurable system.
  混沌意味着一个可见或是可测的系统。
• "This thinking is dangerous because it presupposes that happiness is a" response'to having, being or doing something.
  这种想法是危险的，因为它预先假定快乐是一种对拥有什么、成为什么或做什么的“反应”。
• 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。
• In fact, it presupposes an excellent legal archive or law library.
  事实上，很可能存在一所完备的法律文件档案室或法学图书馆。