presupposes

英 [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪz]

美 [ˌpriːsəˈpoʊzɪz]

v.  姑且认为; 假设; 以…为前提; 依…而定
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 预先假定；以…为前提；以…为先决条件
  If one thingpresupposesanother, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists.
  1. All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man...
     你所有论点的前提都是他是一个理性而聪明的人。
  2. The end of an era presupposes the start of another.
     一个时代的结束意味着另一个时代的开始。

双语例句

• Such a rounded symmetry of groups presupposes conscious, purposeful interference with the naturally developed order.
  这样细密的集团划分，是以有意识的和有计划的干涉自发形成的秩序为前提的。
• Analytical-positivist jurisprudence presupposes some social facts as its precondition and basement of discussion in its essential points and methods.
  分析实证主义法学的基本观点和方法中预设了若干社会性事实作为其论证的前提和基础。
• My plan presupposes that we can get enough money.
  我的计划以我们能获得足够金钱为前提。
• Certainly such an arrangement presupposes that they are naturally superior to the rest of us.
  当然，这样的安排是假定他们自然优于我们这些其余的人。
• This presupposes that the prototype be made in the series process with the series material.
  这就预示着原型要通过量产的过程用量产的材料制造。
• But I also like the complex understanding of belonging that it presupposes.
  但我也喜欢该计划所希望的归属感的复杂理解。
• But all this presupposes that, as regards inferences as opposed to percepts, there is some impersonal standard of correctness.
  但是这一切都要预先假定，作为与知觉相对立的推论是有着某种非个人的正确与否的标准的。
• The perfection of personality in modem society presupposes the construction and perfection of legality.
  现代社会的人格完善以法制本身的建设与完善为前提。
• The end of an era presupposes the start of another.
  一个时代的结束意味着另一个时代的开始。
• Note that manual installation process presupposes some knowledge of PEAR's package organization structure.
  注意，手动安装过程要求用户对PEAR的包组织结构有一些了解。