(〈英〉 亦作
【逻】 前提;假定,假设
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if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true .如果前提正确,那么结论必定正确。
an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory
(构成作品或理论基础的)主张;假定
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the fundamental premise of the report .报告的基本主张。
[with obj.](
以…为基础;以…为前提
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the reforms were premised on our findings .改革以我们的调查结果为前提。
state or presuppose (something) as a premise
预先提出,事先提到
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one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible .有一个学派提出宇宙是不可摧毁的。
〈古〉 声明,说明
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[with clause]
I will premise generally that I hate lecturing .我要首先总的说明一下我不喜欢演讲。
"late Middle English: from Old French