presupposition
- IPA[ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn]
英式
- a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action;the action or state of presupposing or being presupposed.
noun: presupposition, plural noun: presuppositions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action both men shared certain ethical presuppositions about the universe
- ▪ the action or state of presupposing or being presupposed.
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- IPA[ˌprēˌsəpəˈziSH(ə)n]
美式
- a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action: images that challenge presuppositions about feminine handiwork
Oxford American Dictionary