presume
presume 英 [prɪˈzju:m] 美 [prɪˈzum]
v. 假定；假设
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- If you presume something, it means you act as though it's true before all the evidence is in. If you are presumed to be the fastest runner, don't get too cocky — that word implies that you haven't actually raced yet.
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- v. 假定；假设
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1. They are very expensive, I presume?
我想这些东西很贵吧？
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2. I presumed that he understood the rules.
我相信他已经明白这些规则。
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3. I presumed him to be her husband.
我料想那就是她丈夫。
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4. Twelve passengers are missing, presumed dead.
有十二名旅客失踪，并已推定罹难。
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5. In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
英国法律规定，一个人被证明有罪前假定为无罪。
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6. The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.
这门课程似乎是以具备某些基础知识为前提的。
- presume (v.) late 14c., "to take upon oneself, to take liberty," also "to take for granted, presuppose," especially overconfidently, from Old French presumer (12c.) and directly from Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sumere "to take, obtain, buy," from sus‑, variant of sub‑ "up from under" + emere "to take" (from PIE root *em- "to take, distribute"). "To presume is to base a tentative or provisional opinion on such knowledge as one has, to be held until it is modified or overthrown by further information" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Presumed; presumedly; presuming.
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