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单词 premise
释义
premise
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprem.ɪs/us
/ˈprem.ɪs/
anideaortheoryon which astatementoractionisbased:
（作为先决条件的）假定，前提
[+ that]They hadstartedwith the premisethatall men arecreatedequal.他们是从人人生来平等这一前提出发的。
Theresearchprojectisbasedon the premisestatedearlier.这项研究计划是基于早先提出的假设之上的。
Synonym
assumption(BELIEF)
More examples
  • We shouldstartfrom the premise thatcircumstancesmightchange.
  • Theconclusionsyou havedrawnarebasedon afalsepremise.
  • We shouldworkon the premise that thisplanwill besuccessful.
  • Could youexplainthebasicpremise ofyourargument?
  • Yourreasoningisbasedon amisguidedpremise.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Logic and reason
  • a fortiori
  • a posteriori
  • a priori
  • analytic
  • antinomy
  • illogically
  • incoherently
  • inductive
  • inductively
  • intellectual
  • non sequitur
  • non-theoretical
  • non-verbal
  • nonscientific
  • paradox
  • teleology
  • theoretical
  • theoretically
  • theory
  • thinking
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premise
verb[T]
formal
uk
/prɪˈmaɪz//ˈprem.ɪs/us
/prɪˈmaɪz//ˈprem.ɪs/
tobaseatheory,argument, etc. on anidea,thought, orbelief:
假定…为先决条件，作为…的前提
He premised hisargumentonseveralincorrectassumptions.他把自己的论证建立在了几个错误的假设之上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Logic and reason
  • a fortiori
  • a posteriori
  • a priori
  • analytic
  • antinomy
  • illogically
  • incoherently
  • inductive
  • inductively
  • intellectual
  • non sequitur
  • non-theoretical
  • non-verbal
  • nonscientific
  • paradox
  • teleology
  • theoretical
  • theoretically
  • theory
  • thinking
See more results »
(Definition ofpremisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

premise| American Dictionary

premise
noun[C]
us
/ˈprem·ɪs/
anideaortheoryon which astatementoractionisbased:
[+ that clause]We don’tacceptthe premise thatcuttingtaxeswillnecessarilyleadtoincreasedeconomicproductivity.
(Definition ofpremisefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpremise

premise
Starting from very different philosophical premises, they ended up arguing for very similar political goals.
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The psychological theory is based on the philosophical premises.
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However, in addition, the entrance to the premises is now a broad long thoroughfare.
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However, unbiased estimates are premised on the existence of good data on input prices.
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Like all mistaken ideas and premises in science it would have been remedied eventually by the rigors of scientific method.
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But such a development was premised on states becoming more fully realized and thereby recognizing their common interests.
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Given the background assumptions, restricted prioritarianism is logically equivalent to the conjunction of premises (3) to (6).
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Once this is constructed, resolving the search induced by the goal specification, the constructedpremisewill provide an antecedent for a following pronominal.
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The standard restrictive argument proceeds from thepremisethat the life of human individuals is intrinsically valuable at all stages of life.
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Although more talented scholars are being drawn to this field of study, it remains burdened with several premises that invite reform.
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The linear logic rule that combines the two premises is implication elimination.
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This happens on thepremise, of course, that -ize, -ify, -ate do indeed represent one morphological process each.
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For example, antenatal appointments may need to be held close to school premises and timings changed to minimise disruption to the teenage woman's education.
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This idea constitutes a basic compositionalpremisethat can be observed in works written by 20th-century composers operating under a number of different artistic assumptions.
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It is premised on children's incapacity and the right of adults to speak on behalf of children.
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Collocationswithpremise

premise

These are words often used in combination withpremise.

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basic premise
We start from thebasicpremisethat it is the self-interested actors, who shape the evolution of competence allocation.
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central premise
Thecentralpremiseof the argument is that value is choice-guiding.
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entire premise
In many cases the entire premise of the show is a contrived one, based around a competition or another unusual situation.
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