premise
柯林斯词典
1. N-PLURAL The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place. 经营场所; 办公场所
There is a kitchen on the premises. 营业场所内有一个厨房。
2. N-COUNT A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. 前提[正式]
The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete. 前提是各学校如必须竞争就会更加努力改进。
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premise /ˈprɛmɪs/ (premises)
剑桥词典
- an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change .
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful .
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument ?
- Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise. 返回 premise
（作为先决条件的）假定，前提
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal . 他们是从人人生来平等这一前提出发的。
The research project is based on the premise stated earlier . 这项研究计划是基于早先提出的假设之上的。
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