Word · Frequency #886
Fully loadedassuming
假定
assuming is the present participle of assume.
to suppose something to be true without proof
- 1.
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
通过信念来验证；推测；假设为真,尤其是无证据的情况下
- 2.
To take on a position, duty or form.
承担职位、职责或形式
- 3.
To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.
采用假装的品质或方式；无权声称；僭取
- 4.
To receive, adopt (a person).
接纳,收养(某人)
- 5.
To adopt (an idea or cause).
采纳(想法或事业)
承担；呈现；通过信念来验证；推测；假设为真,尤其是无证据的情况下；承担职位、职责或形式；采用假装的品质或方式；无权声称；僭取
In use
I assume you have already finished the report.
She assumed full responsibility for the project's failure.
The situation assumed a new urgency after the announcement.
assume + noun
用于表示承担职责、责任等。
The company will assume full responsibility for the accident.
公司将承担事故的全部责任。
assume + that clause
用于表达一种假设或推测。
I assume that you have read the instructions.
我假定你已经阅读了说明。
assume + sb/sth + to be
用于表示假设某事物具有某种状态。
We assumed the project to be completed by Friday.
Connections
Collocations
- assume responsibility
- 承担责任
- She assumed full responsibility for the project.她承担了项目的全部责任。
- assume that
- 假定
- I assume that you have read the report.我假定你已经读了报告。
- assume control
- 取得控制
- The new manager assumed control of the team.新经理接管了团队。
- assume office
- 就职
- He will assume office as president next month.他下个月将就任总统。
- assume a role
- 担任角色
- She assumed the role of project coordinator.她担任了项目协调员的角色。
- assume an identity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 'assume' 中的 'sume' 想象为 'sum'，提醒自己 '假定' 的结论需要核实。
Context & Register
register: neutral | contexts: academic writing, formal reasoning | note_zh: 本义项“假定”多用于书面语和正式讨论，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词、that从句或to do
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'assume' (same stressed vowel /uː/ and following /m/): consume, presume, resume, plume. Note that 'perfume' (with /juː/) and 'volume' (with /ɑːljuː/) are lookalikes that sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.