premises
US /ˈprem.ɪ.sɪz/
UK /ˈprem.ɪ.sɪz/
1.
場所, 房產, 營業場所
a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or used for a particular purpose
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The company is moving to new premises next month.
公司下個月將搬到新的辦公場所。
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No smoking is allowed on these premises.
這些場所禁止吸煙。
2.
前提, 論據, 假定
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
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The argument was based on the premise that all people are equal.
這個論點是基於所有人都是平等的前提。
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His entire theory rests on a false premise.
他的整個理論建立在一個錯誤的前提上。