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the presupposition that + clause
that 引导同位语分句，指出预设的具体内容。
The presupposition that money brings happiness is often implicit in advertising.
金钱带来幸福的预设往往隐含在广告中。
预先的假设；事先的推测
presuppositions — plural of presupposition
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
预先的假设；事先的推测
An assumption made in advance; a preliminary guess or supposition.
The presupposition that money brings happiness is often implicit in advertising.
金钱带来幸福的预设往往隐含在广告中。
事先做出的假设；预先的猜测或推测。
An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
预设的行为；在了解情况前所作的假设(如为论证目的)
the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
预先假定的行为。
The act of presupposing.
话语或其他语言使用中隐含的假设或信念。
An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.
A key presupposition of this theory is that all matter is made of atoms.
这个理论的一个关键预设是所有物质都由原子组成。
In our conversation, we shared the same presupposition that everyone had read the report.
在我们的对话中，我们共享同一个预设，即每个人都读过那份报告。
The argument fails because it relies on a false presupposition.
这个论证失败了，因为它依赖一个错误的预设。
that 引导同位语分句，指出预设的具体内容。
The presupposition that money brings happiness is often implicit in advertising.
金钱带来幸福的预设往往隐含在广告中。
介词 about 引出预设涉及的对象或话题，presuppositions 常用复数表示多种预设。
The article questions presuppositions about the role of women in society.
这篇文章质疑关于女性社会角色的预设。
behind 表示隐含在某一观点、行为或文本之下的预设，多见于分析性语境。
Let us examine the presuppositions behind this proposal.
让我们审视这项提案背后的种种预设。
Not this
His presuppose that the plan will work is risky.
Use this
His presupposition that the plan will work is risky.
presupposition 是名词，presuppose 是动词；在物主代词 his 后面必须用名词形式。
Not this
The argument contains several false presupposition.
Use this
The argument contains several false presuppositions.
presupposition 在这里是可数名词，前面有 several 时必须用复数形式 presuppositions。
Not this
She made a presupposition on his honesty.
Use this
She made a presupposition about his honesty.
表示'关于某事的预设'时，presupposition 后接介词 about，而非 on；on 不符合英语的搭配习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
潜在的预设；隐含的前提
The debate revealed an underlying presupposition in her argument.
这场辩论揭示了她论证中的一个潜在预设。
隐含的预设
His statement carries an implicit presupposition that everyone agrees.
他的话隐含着一个预设，即所有人都同意。
作出预设；预先假定
You are making a presupposition that the data is accurate.
你在预设数据是准确的。
基于某种预设
The conclusion rests on a presupposition that may be false.
这个结论基于一个可能错误的预设。
质疑某种预设
Researchers should challenge every presupposition in their field.
研究者应该质疑自己领域中的每一个预设。
共同的预设；共同前提
Conversation often relies on shared presuppositions between speakers.
对话通常依赖于说话者之间的共同预设。
Use presuppositions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
前缀 pre 是‘预先’，supposition 是‘假设’，合起来就是‘预先作出的假设’，记住 pre + supposition 即可。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、哲学讨论、语言学分析 该词属于正式、学术性词汇，多用于哲学、语言学或逻辑学等领域的书面讨论中；日常口语中较少出现，若需表达‘预先假设’可用 assumption 等更常见的词。
可数或不可数名词，表示预设的行为或预设本身。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.