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单词 presuppose
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•sup•pose /ˌprisəˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation   v. [not: be + ~-ing], -posed, -pos•ing. 
  1. to suppose to be true; take for granted in advance: [+ object]An effect presupposes a cause.[+ (that) clause]Your theory presupposes that time existed at the beginning of the universe.
pre•sup•po•si•tion /ˌprisʌpəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable* uncountable]See -pos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•sup•pose  (prē′sə pōz),USA pronunciation v.t., -posed, -pos•ing. 
  1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
  2. (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition:An effect presupposes a cause.
  • Middle French presupposer. See pre-, suppose
  • late Middle English 1400–50
pre•sup•po•si•tion  (prē′sup ə zishən),USA pronunciation n.  pre′sup•po•sition•less, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged presume.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
presuppose /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to take for granted; assume
  2. to require or imply as a necessary prior condition

presupposition /ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ n
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