presuppose

US [ˌprisəˈpoʊz]
UK [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz]
  • v.姑且认为；假设；以…为前提；依…而定
  • Web假定；推测；预先假定
Simple Present：presupposes  Present Participle：presupposing  Past Tense：presupposed  

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Presuppose
v.
1.
~ sth
姑且认为；假设to accept sth as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true
Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students.
教师有时候假定学生的知识水平相当高。
2.
~ that….~ sth
以…为前提；依…而定to depend on sth in order to exist or be true
His argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
他的论点前提是，谁掌权都无关紧要。

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1.
Presuppose everyone else is a part of you, just like one of your own dream characters.
假设其余所有人都是你的一部分，就像你的梦中人物一样。
jiǎ shè qí yú suǒ yǒu rén dōu shì nǐ de yí bù fen , jiù xiàng nǐ de mèng zhōng rén wù yí yàng 。
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2.
It does not presuppose much familiarity with UNIX systems and , indeed, has been used profitably by UNIX neophytes .
这并不预示着必须对UNIX系统很熟悉，事实上这对UNIX新手的使用非常有益。
zhè bìng bù yù shì zhe bì xū duì UNIX xì tǒng hěn shú xī , shì shí shàng zhè duì UNIX xīn shǒu de shǐ yòng fēi cháng yǒu yì 。
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3.
All these plans presuppose that the bank will be willing to lend us the money.
这些计划是预先假定银行会愿意借钱给我们而制定的。
zhè xiē jì huà shì yù xiān jiǎ dìng yín háng huì yuàn yì jiè qián gěi wǒ men ér zhì dìng de 。
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4.
To what extent do popular music and classical music presuppose different styles of learning? What are the implications for music education?
古典音乐和流行音乐的不同学习风格？
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè hé liú xíng yīn yuè de bù tóng xué xí fēng gé ?
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5.
This toolkit does not presuppose any specific methodology for developing SIP-based services.
该工具包不会为基于SIP的服务的开发预先假设任何具体的方法。
gāi gōng jù bāo bú huì wèi jī yú SIP de fú wù de kāi fā yù xiān jiǎ shè rèn hé jù tǐ de fāng fǎ 。
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6.
the equality of human beings does not presuppose , however , biological equality.
然而，人类的平等并没有假设在生物机能的平等上。
rán ér , rén lèi de píng děng bìng méi yǒu jiǎ shè zài shēng wù jī néng de píng děng shàng 。
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7.
These three factors of variation have one thing in common: they all presuppose the artistic recognition of subjectivity.
这三种因素有一个共性：它们都先入为主地假定了主观的艺术认知。
zhè sān zhǒng yīn sù yǒu yī gè gòng xìng : tā men dōu xiān rù wéi zhǔ de jiǎ dìng le zhǔ guān de yì shù rèn zhī 。
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8.
As I'll show today there are a lot of ways of seeing that these letters simply presuppose a different stage in early Christianity.
但今天我还会指出，在很多地方，这些信都简单假设了，早期基督教的不同阶段。
dàn jīn tiān wǒ hái huì zhǐ chū , zài hěn duō dì fāng , zhè xiē xìn dōu jiǎn dān jiǎ shè le , zǎo qī jī dū jiào de bù tóng jiē duàn 。
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9.
It is unrealistic to presuppose a sophisticated knowledge of harmony and counterpoint in a beginning music student.
要求一个初学的人具有和声学和对位法方面的知识是不现实的。
yāo qiú yī gè chū xué de rén jù yǒu hé shēng xué hé duì wèi fǎ fāng miàn de zhī shi shì bù xiàn shí de 。
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10.
But all of those answers presuppose someone knows what the heck you're selling, or talking about, or endorsing.
但这些答案的前提是别人知道您卖什么产品、谈论什么问题或支持什么。
dàn zhè xiē dá àn de qián tí shì bié rén zhī dào nín mài shén me chǎn pǐn 、 tán lùn shén me wèn tí huò zhī chí shén me 。
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