premise

英 [ˈpremɪs]

美 [ˈpremɪs]

n.  前提; 假定

复数：premises　过去分词：premised　过去式：premised　现在分词：premising　第三人称单数：premises　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.2136 / COCA.4556

牛津词典

noun

• 前提；假定
  a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument
  1. the basic premise of her argument
     她的论证的基本前提
  2. a false premise
     错误的前提
  3. His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
     他的推理是以人可以为善亦可以为恶为前提的。

柯林斯词典

The spelling premiss is also used in British English for meaning 2. 在英国英语中拼写形式premiss亦用于义项2。


• N-PLURAL （企业或机构使用的）房屋及土地；经营场所；办公场所
  Thepremisesof a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.
  1. There is a kitchen on the premises...
     该处有一个厨房。
  2. The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
     这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。
• N-COUNT 前提
  Apremiseis something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.
  1. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
     前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
  2. The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
     这个项目是以这个社会男女平等为前提的。

英英释义

noun

• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  1. on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
  Synonym:premissassumption

verb

• take something as preexisting and given
  Synonym:premiss
• furnish with a preface or introduction
  1. She always precedes her lectures with a joke
  2. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
  Synonym:precedeprefaceintroduce
• set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
  1. He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand

双语例句

• This is the policy co-ordination between government departments and the premise of the difficulties.
  这是之间的政策协调政府部门和的前提下，这些困难。
• The premise for this transformation is the transformation of developing concept, consumption pattern and technology route.
  该发展模式转换所需要的前提条件主要是发展观的转变、消费模式的转变和技术路径的转变。
• Popular Association is the premise and base of the development of the interest group.
  社团是利益集团发展的前提和基础。
• This premise gives you probably belief of this.
  这个前提给你可能的信仰。
• This is the paper's premise and background.
  这就是本文提出工作的前提和背景。
• But we leave them out in the identification of the premise and conclusion.
  但是我们去掉了它们，在识别前提和论点的时候。
• The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
  这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。
• These are the political basis and premise of global and regional security.
  这是全球和地区安全的政治基础和前提。
• The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete
  前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
• I identify the premise of that argument.
  ，我们识别了前提，好，我识别论点的前提。