| 单词 | premise |
| 释义 | premise (once / 548 pages) nv A premise is what forms the basis of a theory or a plot. When you called 911 on the guy in your back yard, it was on the premise that he was a thief and not the meter-reader. In logic, the premise is the basic statement upon whose truth an argument is based. Criticize alternative theories by demonstrating their false premises. In a more general sense, it's a basic assertion. On the premise that people are generally good, you keep your doors unlocked. Premise is also used more loosely for the starting point for a plot. A movie's premise could be that two people trapped on a desert island will inevitably fall in love. WORD FAMILYpremise: premised, premises, premising USAGE EXAMPLESInvestigators believe the Tunisian cook, 26, confronted Daniel R after he and another Pole stole two bottles of drink from the premises on Saturday. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) That citizens get a say in government is premised on the fact that we’re paying for it - so what happens if we’re not? Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police sealed off the premises and didn’t allow the media near the club. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn Syn|Hypo|Hyper assumption, premiss major premise, major premiss the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) minor premise, minor premiss, subsumptionthe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) thesisan unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument condition, precondition, stipulationan assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else scenarioa postulated sequence of possible events boundary condition(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations provision, provisoa stipulated condition posit, postulate (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning 2v set forth beforehand, often as an explanation He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand Hyper exposit, expound, set forth state 3v furnish with a preface or introduction Syn|Hypo|Hyper introduce, precede, preface preamble make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document prologise, prologize, prologuizewrite or speak a prologue say, state, tell express in words 4v take something as preexisting and given Syn|Hyper premiss presuppose, suppose take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand |
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