柯林斯詞典presuppose /?pri?s??p??z/ (presupposing,presupposed,presupposes) 1. V-T If one thing presupposes another, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists. 以...為前提; 以...為先決條件; 預(yù)先假定 All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man. 你的所有論點都預(yù)先假定他是個理性聰明的人。 The end of an era presupposes the start of another. 一個時代的結(jié)束是以另一個時代開始為前提的。 返回 presuppose劍橋詞典to accept that something is true before it has been proved 預(yù)先假定，推測 [ 詞或詞組后面接一個that從句 ] You're presupposing that he'll have told her - but he may not have. 你是在推測他早已告訴她了——但他可能沒有這樣做。 formal If an idea or situation presupposes something, that thing must be true for the idea or situation to work . 以…為先決條件 Investigative journalism presupposes some level of investigation . 調(diào)查報道要以一定程度的調(diào)查為前提。 [ 詞或詞組后面接一個that從句 ] All this presupposes that he'll get the job he wants . 所有這些都要以他能如愿找到工作為前提。 返回 presuppose