presuppose

英[ˌpriːsə'pəʊz]美[ˌpriːsə'poʊz]
  • v. 预先假定；预料；预料为必要的条件

    • 记忆方法

    词根词缀法
    pre-，在前，早于，预先，suppose，假想，假设。
      verb(动词)
      1. 预先假定，推测
      2. 以…为先决条件

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 预先假定，推测

      You're presupposing that he'll have told her – but he may not have.

      你是在推测他早已告诉她了——但他可能没有这样做。

    2. 以…为先决条件

      Investigative journalism presupposes some level of investigation.

      调查报道要以一定程度的调查为前提。

      All this presupposes that he'll get the job he wants.

      所有这些都要以他能如愿找到工作为前提。

    小知识

    To presuppose is to take something as a given; presupposing is like assuming.

    When you suppose something is true, you assume it's true; to presuppose means something similar. The pre — which means “before” — is a reminder that what you're assuming is background or pretext for something else. Asking “Want soup?” presupposes someone is hungry. Asking a woman “When is the baby due?” presupposes that she’s pregnant. Presupposing can be dangerous: if your presuppositions are incorrect, you could jump to the wrong conclusion.

    实用短语

    1. presuppose e

      预先

    2. questions presuppose

      提问预设

    3. the skills of presuppose

      预设技巧

    同根词

    词根：presuppose

    n.

    presupposition假定；预想；臆测