a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action
先决条件;预先假定的事;预测之事
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images that challenge presuppositions about feminine handiwork .难以预料到的妇女手工活的(精巧)形象。
[mass noun]the action or state of presupposing or being presupposed
预想,预先假定,预先推测。
"mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin