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

• He presumes on her good nature by getting her to do all his washing for him.
  他利用她的好心让她为他洗衣服。
• All of this presumes, of course, that Apple actually has the power to influence how its suppliers treat their own workers.
  当然，所有这些都建立在一个假设之上，那就是苹果实际上有能力影响其供应商对待工人的方式。
• The course presumes that students have a familiarity with micro theory, basic game theory and some econometrics.
  本课程假定学生们己通晓了个体理论、础的博奕论以及一些计量经济学。
• Demand for coffee, one presumes, has been steadier.
  有人认为，咖啡需求一直较为稳定。
• 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。
• 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。
• But this approach presumes that companies can calculate the answers. In practice, a shock in one corner of the system can generate aftershocks in unexpected places.
  但这种方法假设企业能够估算出结果，而在现实中，金融体系某个角落里发生的冲击可能会在意想不到的地方造成余震。
• This definition of dy presumes some expression for the subtangent.
  dy的这个定义假定次切线的一些表达式。
• 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。
• The court presumes the maintenance payment is being paid on time.
  法院假定生活费是按时支付的。