beg the question
US /bɛɡ ðə ˈkwɛstʃən/
UK /bɛɡ ðə ˈkwɛstʃən/
成語
1.
引出問題, 提出疑問
to raise a question or point that has not been dealt with; to invite an obvious question
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Sending all the children to private schools begs the question of what quality public education is available.
把所有孩子都送到私立學校引出了一個問題：公共教育的質量如何？
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The argument that we should not raise taxes because people will just spend less begs the question of whether people would actually spend less.
不應該增稅，因為人們會減少開支，這種說法引出了一個問題：人們真的會減少開支嗎？
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預設, 循環論證
to assume the truth of an argument or proposition without proving it
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The statement that God exists because the Bible says so begs the question of the Bible's authority.
上帝存在因為聖經如此說，這種說法預設了聖經的權威性。
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To say that the law is just because it is the law begs the question of what makes a law just.
說法律是公正的，因為它就是法律，這種說法預設了是什麼讓法律公正。