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pre·sume /prɪˈzjuːm；-ˈzuːm/ vt. | vi. | phr.
❶ vt.
1. [后接动词不定式，用于第一人称时为客套谦语]冒昧(做)，擅(做)
I presume to suggest that you should take legal advice. 我冒昧地建议：你应找律师咨询。
presume to speak for another 擅自代表另一人讲话
I won't presume to disturb you. 我不敢打扰你。
2. 推测；假定，假设；(没有证据地)相信
From the way they talked I presumed them to be married. 从他们讲话的样子看来，我推测他们已结婚了。
Let's presume that he has told the truth. 我们姑且相信他说了真话。
I presume this decision to be final. 我想这已是最后的决定。
You had better presume no such thing. 你最好不要这样设想。
A: Do you think they will come in spite of the rain? B: I presume so (I presume not). 甲：你认为他们会冒雨前来么? 乙：我想会的(我想不会)。
3. 认定，推定；意味着
If a person is missing for nine years in that country, he is presumed dead. 假如一个人在那个国家失踪9年，这人就会被当作死亡论。
In Britain an accused man is presumed (to be) innocent until he is proved guilty. 在英国，被告被证明有罪前是被认定无罪的。
A signed invoice presumes receipt of the goods. 经过签字的发票表示货物已经收到。
❷ vi.
1. 擅自行事，放肆
A servant ought not to presume. 仆人不应放肆。
2. 设想；相信
(You are) Mr. Masefield, I presume? (你就是)梅斯菲尔德先生吧?
[OFr < L praesūmere to take in advance < PRE- + sūmere to assume] phr. presume on (或 upon) 1. (不正当地)利用，滥用 presume upon sb.'s good nature 利用某人的好脾气 presume on one's position 滥用职权 2. 指望，把希望寄托于；信赖；依赖，依靠 Don't presume on his consent. 别想当然地以为他一定同意。 We must not presume too much on the reliability of such sources. 我们不应过分信赖这类消息来源的可靠性。 |