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presuppositions
预先的假设；事先的推测
presuppositions is the plural of presupposition.
An assumption made in advance; a preliminary guess or supposition.
- 1.
An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
事先做出的假设；预先的猜测或推测。
- 2.
the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
预设的行为；在了解情况前所作的假设(如为论证目的)
- 3.
The act of presupposing.
预先假定的行为。
- 4.
An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.
话语或其他语言使用中隐含的假设或信念。
预设；预先假定；话语中暗含的前提；语用预设；事先做出的假设；预先的猜测或推测。；预设的行为；在了解情况前所作的假设(如为论证目的)；预先假定的行为。
In use
A key presupposition of this theory is that all matter is made of atoms.
In our conversation, we shared the same presupposition that everyone had read the report.
The argument fails because it relies on a false presupposition.
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。
presuppositions about + noun phrase
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。
presuppositions behind + noun phrase
Connections
Collocations
- underlying presupposition
- 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。
- implicit presupposition
- 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。
- make a presupposition
- 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。
- rest on a presupposition
- 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。
- challenge a presupposition
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数或不可数名词，表示预设的行为或预设本身。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音和词尾与 presupposition 相同（/ɪʃən/），押韵。注意：presumption /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/ 和 prepossession /ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/ 看起来像 presupposition，但发音不同。
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。
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