单词 | presuppone |
释义 | † presupponev. Obsolete. Chiefly Scottish. transitive. To presuppose; to assume beforehand. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] supposec1350 presumec1390 take1429 presupposec1443 takec1449 presupponec1475 supponea1513 subsume1562 foreprise1577 to take for granted1615 to give for granted1637 assume1660 foretake1674 premisea1706 predicate1718 dare say1749 pre-assume1789 the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] > of actions, etc. : require as basis presupposec1443 supposea1475 presupponea1599 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 19 Þerfor, þow a persoun prescit curse bi autorite of þe [kirk], neuer þe lesse he presupponiþ þe kirk. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 39v To pleis Venus kest all thair appetite: I presuppone that thay hir ȝit fauour. a1599 R. Rollock Serm. in Sel. Wks. (1849) I. 480 This presupponeth..that the church is full of sin so long as it is in this world. a1609 A. Hume Poems (1902) 178 I presuppone that theis grave personages wer alyve to behold your proceedingis. 1635 P. Forbes Funerals 116 The good which praesupponeth sinne..is not the finall cause of permitting of sinne. 1689 W. Jameson Verus Patroclus vi. 193 I think he will not say, that they pray, or repent which are in heaven. These duties presupponing sorrow, of which they are incapable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1475 |
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