Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #2136
premising
把…作为前提；假定
premising is the present participle of premise.
To state or assume something as the premise of an argument.
- 1.
To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
将某事物作为论证的前提予以陈述或假定。
- 2.
To make a premise.
作出前提。
- 3.
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
预先陈述(作为解释)
- 4.
To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
预先提出,或作为主题的引子；事先提供以解释或帮助理解后续内容。
- 5.
furnish with a preface or introduction
为...作序或引言
- 6.
To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
预先发送或提前；因此,使某事物先于其他事物；事先使用。
预先陈述；预先提出；为…作引言；预先发送；使…先于；事先使用；将某事物作为论证的前提予以陈述或假定。；作出前提。；预先陈述(作为解释)
In use
The entire argument is based on a false premise.
We must first establish the premise that all humans are equal.
Her conclusion does not follow from her premise.
He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
be premised on sth.
常用于被动语态，表示以某事物为基础。
The theory is premised on the assumption that all humans are equal.
该理论的前提是所有人生而平等。
premise that...
后接that从句，表示提出前提。
He premised that the project would succeed if funding continued.
他事先假定，如果资金持续到位，项目就会成功。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- premise on
- 以...为前提
- The theory is premised on the idea of progress.该理论以进步的理念为前提。
- premise upon
- 以...为基础
- They premised their argument upon faulty data.他们的论点基于错误的数据。
- premise that
- 前提是...
- The study premises that all participants are healthy.这项研究的前提是所有参与者都是健康的。
- be premised on
- 基于...前提
- The entire plan is premised on the assumption that we have enough time.整个计划基于我们有足够时间这一假设。
- premise an argument on
- 以...为论据前提
- He premised his argument on a series of false claims.他以一系列虚假主张作为论据前提。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
别将 premise（前提）误拼为 promise（承诺），前提是假设，承诺是保证。
Context & Register
Register: formal. Contexts: academic writing, logical reasoning. Note: 作动词时通常用于正式语境，常见于学术论文和逻辑论证中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'premise' (/prɛmɪs/), because its stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and the others have different stressed vowels. However, 'promise', 'compromise', 'surmise', and 'demise' share the spelling chunk '-mise' but are pronounced with /aɪ/ (except 'promise' with /ɒ/ or /ɑ/). 'Revise' ends in '-vise' with /aɪ/. 'Miss' shares the final /ɪs/ sound but has a different spelling and stress pattern.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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