presume
verb
uk/prɪˈzjuːm/us/prɪˈzuːm/presumeverb(BELIEVE)
C1[T]
tobelievesomething to betruebecause it is verylikely,althoughyou are notcertain:
假定，推定，认定[+ (that)]I presume(that)they're not coming, since they haven'trepliedto theinvitation.鉴于他们没有回复邀请，我认为他们不会来了。
[+ speech]You are Dr Smith, I presume?我想你是史密斯博士吧？
"Are wewalkingto thehotel?" "I presumenot/so."“我们走着去旅馆吗？”“我想不是／是的。”
[+ obj + adj]The boat'scaptainismissing, presumeddead(= it isbelievedthat he isdead).这条船的船长失踪了，估计是死了。
In Britishlaw, you are presumedinnocentuntil you areprovedguilty.按英国法律，在证明你有罪前，假定你是无辜的。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Theuniverseis presumedtocontainmany otherplanetswith someformoflife.据推测，宇宙中很多其他的行星上有某种形式的生命存在。
- You weresniffinga lot - I presumed you had acold.
- She said it in awhisperso I presumed it wasn'tcommonknowledge.
- "Is he coming?" "I presume so."
- Under theBillofRights, apersonis presumedinnocentuntilprovedotherwise.
- Apersonaccusedof acrimeis presumedinnocentuntilprovenguilty.
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as muchidiom
- conjecture
- consider
- deem
- draw
- fall
- guess
- hazard
- hypothesize
- jump
- jump to conclusionsidiom
- mark
- marksomeonedown assomething
- misjudge
- presumptive
- presuppose
- speculate
- surmise
- think ofsomething
presumeverb(BE RUDE)
[I]
to do somethingalthoughyouknowthat you do not have arightto do it:
冒昧（做），擅（做）；越权行事[+ to infinitive]I wouldn't presumetotellyou how to doyourjob, but shouldn't thispiecego there?我不想冒昧地教你该如何工作，但这个零件不是应该装在那里吗？
I don'twishto presume(= make asuggestionalthoughI have norightto), but don't youthinkyou shouldapologizeto her?恕我冒昧，但你难道不觉得应该向她道歉吗？
He presumesonher goodnature(=takesunfairadvantageof it).他利用了她的善良本性。
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- incivility
- offensively
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presumptuously
- ripe
- unpleasant
- unrepeatable