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

• And the balanced development of compulsory education is the premise and foundation.
  而义务教育的均衡发展是这一理想实现的前提和基础。
• 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。
• So soundness has to do with both validity and the truth of the premise.
  所以完好性与，有效性和前提真理有关。
• The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
  这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。
• There is a kitchen on the premises
  该处有一个厨房。
• 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。
• But I hope I was right that that wasn't a suppressed premise.
  但我希望我是对的，那不是隐含前提。
• Designing the equipment information standard system scientifically is the premise and basis of the equipment informationization construction our army.
  科学设计装备信息标准体系，是我军装备信息化建设的前提和基础。
• 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。
• I identify the premise of that argument.
  ，我们识别了前提，好，我识别论点的前提。