presuppose
- IPA[ˌprēsəˈpōz]
美式
- (of an action, process, or argument) require as a precondition of possibility or coherence；tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case
verb: presuppose, 3rd person present: presupposes, gerund or present participle: presupposing, past tense: presupposed, past participle: presupposed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of an action, process, or argument) require as a precondition of possibility or coherence his relationships did not permit the degree of self-revelation that true intimacy presupposes 同義詞
- ▪ tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power 同義詞
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- IPA[ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz]
英式
- require as a precondition of possibility or coherence: their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old
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