Word · Frequency #4921
presumed
假定，推测
presumed is the past of presume.
take for granted or suppose to be true based on evidence
- 1.
To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
无正当权限或许可而擅自(做某事)。
- 2.
To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
假设或暗示(未经证实)为真；假定,假设。
- 3.
To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
作为前提；为论证而假设。
- 4.
To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
为了自己的利益而(对某人)施加影响；傲慢；利用(某物)；随意对待(某人)。
擅自，冒昧；意味着；无正当权限或许可而擅自(做某事)。；假设或暗示(未经证实)为真；假定,假设。；作为前提；为论证而假设。
In use
I presume you are tired after the long flight.
He presumed to borrow my car without asking.
Don't presume on his kindness too much.
presume (that) clause
接that从句表示推测，that可省略。
I presume you are tired after your journey.
我猜想你旅途劳顿。
presume sb/sth to be adj/n
常用被动结构，后接不定式to be。
The patient is presumed to be dead.
假定病人已经死亡。
presume on/upon sth
表示利用或占便宜，用于否定语境。
He presumed on our hospitality by staying for a month.
他利用我们的好客住了整整一个月。
Connections
Collocations
- presume that
- 假定…，推测…
- I presume that the meeting will start on time.我假定会议会准时开始。
- be presumed to be
- 被假定为
- He is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.他在被证明有罪之前被假定为无罪。
- presume to do something
- 擅自做某事，冒昧做某事
- She presumed to tell me how to do my job.她擅自告诉我该怎么做我的工作。
- presume on/upon
- 利用（关系、善意等）
- Don't presume on their hospitality too much.不要过分利用他们的热情好客。
- presumed consent
- 推定同意
- The law operates on presumed consent for organ donation.该法律基于器官捐赠的推定同意运作。
- presume guilt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pre（提前）+ sume（取自assume），提前假设，常带冒昧之意。
Context & Register
语域：正式。典型语境：法律论证、学术推理。注：presume表示“假定”时多用于正式书面语；表示“擅自”时亦常见于正式场合，如法律文本。
Grammar Note
及物时接that从句或宾语+to be；不及物时常用presume on/upon表示利用或占便宜。
Pronunciation & Spelling
presume /priˈzuːm/ rhymes with resume (verb) /rɪˈzuːm/. Words like assume, consume, subsume share the '-sume' ending but have /s/ instead of /z/, so they do not rhyme.
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。
Learn the forms together
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