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