| 释义 |
pre·sump·tion /prɪˈzʌmpʃən，priː-/
n.
1. 冒昧；无礼；放肆；专横，自行其是；傲慢
It is presumption to go to a party when one has not been invited. 未被邀请而去参加聚会是冒昧的。
I have never heard of such presumption. 我从来没听见过这样无礼的事。
If you will excuse my presumption, I should like to contradict what you have just said. 假如你能原谅我的放肆，我想对你刚才说的话表示异议。
You know nothing about law, and yet you have the presumption to attempt to influence me. 你对法律一无所知，而你却自以为是地试图影响我。
2. 推测；推定；假定，设想
The presumption is that he will refuse it. 据推测，他会拒绝的。
As his mouth was sticky, the presumption was that he had eaten the cake. 他嘴巴有点粘，由此可以推定他吃过那块糕。
on the presumption that heaven has four walls 根据天堂四面有墙的假定
Your presumption that I would want to share a flat with you is false. 你以为我会要和你合住一个套间的想法是错误的。
This was a mere presumption. 这不过是一种猜测。
3. 作出推论的理由(或根据、证据)
There is a strong presumption against its truth. 有强而有力的根据可以认为这事的真实性存在问题。
4. (根据其他已知事实把某一假设作为事实的)推定
[OFr < L praesumptiō a using in advance, anticipation < praesūmere, 见 PRESUME] |