"I assume his train was late"
"How dare you call my lawyer?"
"A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
1.(不肯定地)认为,相信,推测
If youpresume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
e.g. Ipresume you're here on business...
我想你是来这里出差的。
e.g. Dido's told you the whole sad story, Ipresume?...
我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧?
2.冒昧;擅自主张;妄行
If you say that someonepresumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.
e.g. They're resentful that outsiderspresume to meddle in their affairs...
他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。
e.g. I wouldn'tpresume to question your judgment.
我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。
3.假设;假定
If an idea, theory, or planpresumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.
e.g. The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control...
“知晓”的法律定义通常假定存在思维控制能力。
e.g. The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.
这一协议假定借贷双方都是在神志清楚的状态下签订的。
1. presume的近义词
1. 推测:resume 推测(presume)要恢复(resume)承担(assume)假定(assume)的消费(consume). reverse 宇宙(universe)反转(reverse), 就象多种多样的(diverse)诗词(verse*)有害(adverse*)考*试*大祝你好运.
2. 假定,推测:preside 主持,管理 |presume 假定,推测 | presumptuous 自大,傲慢的