presumes

英 [prɪˈzjuːmz]

美 [prɪˈzuːmz]

v.  假设; 假定; 推定; 设定; 设想
presume的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不肯定地）认为，相信，推测
  If youpresume thatsomething is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
  1. I presume you're here on business...
     我想你是来这里出差的。
  2. Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
     我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧？
  3. 'Had he been home all week?' — 'I presume so.'
     “他整个星期都在家吗？”——“我想是这样的。”
  4. ...areas that have been presumed to be safe...
     被认为很安全的地方
  5. The missing person is presumed dead.
     那名失踪者已被认定死亡。
• VERB 冒昧；擅自主张；妄行
  If you say that someonepresumes todo something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.
  1. They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
     他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。
  2. I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.
     我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。
• VERB 假设；假定
  If an idea, theory, or planpresumescertain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• However, this option presumes that a DB2 administrator can anticipate the XML data access needs of business users.
  但是，这种方法假设DB2管理员可以预见业务用户的XML数据访问需求。
• The court presumes the maintenance payment is being paid on time.
  法院假定生活费是按时支付的。
• 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。
• The third is negative politeness, which presumes that the request will be an intrusion or an inconvenience: I'm sorry to disturb you, but I want to shut the window.
  ，第三种是消极的礼貌，这种情形下，假定了要求会受到打扰或者引起不便：很抱歉打扰你，但我要关上窗子。
• Being able to digest milk is so strange that scientists say we shouldn't really call lactose intolerance a disease, because that presumes it's abnormal.
  能消化牛奶这一功能真的太奇特了。科学家们甚至说我们不应该把乳糖抗性当成一种疾病，那样的话首先就把它看做不正常了。
• The court presumes the maintenance payments are being paid on time.
  法院推定扶养费是按时支付的。
• Absolutism is dangerous even in physical sterilization because it presumes that we can have discovered every existing form of microbial life.
  即便在物理灭菌时，绝对化也是危险的。因为它假定我们已经发现了所有存在的微生物形态。
• The regulatory discussion generally presumes that "reasonable" reform must leave banks intact.
  关于监管的讨论一般假定，“合理的”改革必须让银行完好无损。
• But it reflects the new tone with which China presumes it can address a humbled superpower.
  但从中可以看出，中国认为，与一个受挫的超级大国对话时，可以采用一种新的口气。
• Seminar presumes a basic understanding of the history and politics of contemporary China.
  研究所课程假设学生对当代中国的历史与政治有基本的了解。