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assumption

UK /əˈsʌmpʃn/US /əˈsʌmpʃn/

词源

源自拉丁语 'assumptio',由 'ad-'(向)和 'sumere'(拿取)组成,14世纪通过古法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指未经证实的想法或判断,通常基于有限信息或主观猜测,可能正确也可能错误。

“His argument was based on the false assumption that all politicians are corrupt.”

(他的论点基于所有政客都腐败的错误假设。)

“We made the assumption that she would agree, but she refused.”

(我们假设她会同意,但她拒绝了。)

❶ 指承担某种责任、角色或权力的行为,常带有正式或庄严的意味。

“The assumption of power by the new government brought hope to the people.”

(新政府掌权给人民带来了希望。)

“Her assumption of the CEO position marked a new era for the company.”

(她接任CEO标志着公司的新时代。)

同义词:presumption, supposition, hypothesis, belief, taking over

常见短语

on the assumption that — 在某种假设条件下,用于说明行动或决定是基于特定前提的。

“We proceeded on the assumption that funding would be available.”

(我们在资金会到位的假设下继续推进。)

make an assumption — 做出假设,指在没有充分证据的情况下形成某种看法。

“It's dangerous to make assumptions about people's motives.”

(对人们的动机妄加假设是危险的。)