presupposition
US /ˌpriː.sʌp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
UK /ˌpriː.sʌp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
名詞
1.
預設, 前提
a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action
範例:
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The theory is based on the presupposition that all humans are rational.
該理論基於所有人類都是理性的預設。
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His argument carries the presupposition that we all agree on the definition of success.
他的論點帶有我們都同意成功定義的預設。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞