presupposition

presupposition
noun
  1. 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
    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
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin praesuppositio(n-), from the verb praesupponere (see presuppose)
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