/ˈpremɪs/
( <英> 亦作premiss)
1- Logic a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion【逻】前提; 假定, 假设：
if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true.
如果前提正确, 那么结论必定正确。
1.1
- an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory（构成作品或理论基础的）主张; 假定：
the fundamental premise of the report.
报告的基本主张。
/prɪˈmaɪz/
with obj.(premise something on/upon)
1- base an argument, theory, or undertaking on以…为基础; 以…为前提：
the reforms were premised on our findings.
改革以我们的调查结果为前提。
1.1
- state or presuppose (something) as a premise预先提出, 事先提到：
with clause one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible.有一个学派提出宇宙是不可摧毁的。
1.2
- archaic state by way of introduction〈古〉声明, 说明：
with clause I will premise generally that I hate lecturing.我要首先总的说明一下我不喜欢演讲。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa （propositio） '（proposition） set in front'， from Latin praemittere, from prae 'before'+mittere 'send'.