premise
柯林斯词典
1. N-PLURAL The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place. 經營場所; 辦公場所
There is a kitchen on the premises. 營業場所內有一個廚房。
2. N-COUNT A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. 前提[正式]
The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete. 前提是各學校如必須競爭就會更加努力改進。
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premise /ˈprɛmɪs/ (premises)
剑桥词典
- an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change .
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful .
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument ?
- Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise. 返回 premise
（作爲先決條件的）假定，前提
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal . 他們是從人人生來平等這一前提出發的。
The research project is based on the premise stated earlier . 這項研究計劃是基於早先提出的假設之上的。
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