premise

英 [ˈpremɪs]

美 [ˈpremɪs]

n.  前提; 假定

复数：premises　过去分词：premised　过去式：premised　现在分词：premising　第三人称单数：premises　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.2136 / COCA.4556

牛津词典

noun

• 前提；假定
  a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument
  1. the basic premise of her argument
     她的论证的基本前提
  2. a false premise
     错误的前提
  3. His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
     他的推理是以人可以为善亦可以为恶为前提的。

柯林斯词典

The spelling premiss is also used in British English for meaning 2. 在英国英语中拼写形式premiss亦用于义项2。


• N-PLURAL （企业或机构使用的）房屋及土地；经营场所；办公场所
  Thepremisesof a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.
  1. There is a kitchen on the premises...
     该处有一个厨房。
  2. The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
     这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。
• N-COUNT 前提
  Apremiseis something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.
  1. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
     前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
  2. The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
     这个项目是以这个社会男女平等为前提的。

英英释义

noun

• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  1. on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
  Synonym:premissassumption

verb

• take something as preexisting and given
  Synonym:premiss
• furnish with a preface or introduction
  1. She always precedes her lectures with a joke
  2. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
  Synonym:precedeprefaceintroduce
• set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
  1. He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand

双语例句

• In this "three of" under the premise of the work also must be unique and forward-looking.
  在这“三性”的前提下，还必须讲求作品的独特性和前瞻性。
• The premise of implementation effective motivation is that performance evaluation is scientific and reasonable.
  实施有效激励的前提是对企业绩效进行科学合理的评价。
• This premise gives you probably belief of this.
  这个前提给你可能的信仰。
• On the premise of the one-China principle, all issues can be discussed.
  在一个中国的前提下，什么问题都可以谈。
• Designing the equipment information standard system scientifically is the premise and basis of the equipment informationization construction our army.
  科学设计装备信息标准体系，是我军装备信息化建设的前提和基础。
• I identify the premise of that argument.
  ，我们识别了前提，好，我识别论点的前提。
• The labour contract system is the premise and foundation to enforce the labour law.
  劳动合同制度是维系《劳动法》实施的前提和基础。
• And the balanced development of compulsory education is the premise and foundation.
  而义务教育的均衡发展是这一理想实现的前提和基础。
• These are the political basis and premise of global and regional security.
  这是全球和地区安全的政治基础和前提。
• Instead of the premise actually being the same as the conclusion the premise assumes the conclusion.
  和前提不同的实际上是和结论一致，从前提可以得出结论。