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单词 premise
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prem•ise /ˈprɛmɪs/USA pronunciation   n., v., -ised, -is•ing. 
n. 
  1. premises, [plural] an area of land including its buildings:You'll have to leave the premises at once.
  2. Law Also, ˈprem•iss. a stated or assumed idea or proposition on which further reasoning proceeds:[countable]I was operating on the premise that I had your support.

v. [+ object]
  1. Philosophyto state or assume (a premise):Everything is premised on continued low inflation.
See -mis-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prem•ise  (premis),USA pronunciation n., v., -ised, -is•ing. 
n. 
  1. PhilosophyAlso, premiss. [Logic.]a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
  2. premises:
    • a tract of land including its buildings.
    • a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
    • the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
  3. Law
    • a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
    • an earlier statement in a document.
    • (in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.

v.t. 
  1. to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
  2. to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.

v.i. 
  1. to state or assume a premise.
  • Medieval Latin praemissa, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent. to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
  • Middle English premiss 1325–75
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assumption, postulate.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged postulate, hypothesize.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
premise n /ˈprɛmɪs/
  1. Also: premiss a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
vb /prɪˈmaɪz; ˈprɛmɪs/
  1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send
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