premise
premise
noun
noun
- (英亦作 premiss)(Logic)a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
(逻)前提；假定，假设
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
the fundamental premise of the report.
报告的基本主张。
- [with obj.](premise something on/upon)base an argument, theory, or undertaking on
以…为基础；以…为前提
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
[with clause]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。
■(archaic)state by way of introduction
(古)声明，说明
[withclause]I will premise generally that I hate lecturing.
我要首先一般说明一下我不喜欢演讲。
- late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ('proposition) set in front', from Latin praemittere, from prae 'before' + mittere 'send'
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