(of an action, process, or argument)require as a precondition of possibility or coherence
(行为,过程,论点)以…为先决条件
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his relationships did not permit the degree of self-revelation that true intimacy presupposes .暴露自己感情可以到什么程度取决于真实的亲密程度,而他的交往关系还不能允许他充分流露感情。
[with clause]tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case
预先假定;预料,推测
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your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power .你的论点预先假定了谁在位并不重要。
"late Middle English: from Old French