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premise 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈpremis/,
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premisses, plural; premises, plural;
  1. Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on
    • - the reforms were premised on our findings
  2. State or presuppose (something) as a premise
    • - one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible
  3. State by way of introduction
    • - I will premise generally that I hate lecturing
Noun
  1. A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
    • - if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true
  2. An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory
    • - the fundamental premise of the report
  1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
  2. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
  3. precede: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
  4. take something as preexisting and given
  5. (premises) land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises"
  6. It is evident that a tacitly understood claim is that Socrates is a man. The fully expressed reasoning is thus: In this example, the first two independent clauses preceding the comma (namely, "all men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man") are the premises, while "Socrates is mortal" is the ...
  7. The premise of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot.
  8. Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid, which is a class of neuro-active insecticides modeled after nicotine. ...
  9. Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from property owners finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant "the aforementioned; what this document is about", from Latin prae-missus = "placed before".
  10. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition; Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced; Matters previously stated or set forth; esp. ...
  11. (premised) Having a (specified) premise
  12. (premises) land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place; (plural only; not used in singular form) The subject of a conveyance or deed
  13. (premises) Sentences that form the basis for a piece of reasoning; the premises in an inference are supposed to support the conclusion.
  14. (Premises) The location where coverage applies.
  15. (Premises) The particular location of property or a portion thereof as designated in a policy.
  16. (Premises) The subject property, such as the property, which is deeded, or the unit that is leased.
  17. (Premises) the entire property or facilities of the consignor, consignee, or other designated party.
  18. (premises) A lot, plot, parcel of land, property, or building.
  19. (premises) In commercial real estate, the description of the leasehold and the specific square footage for which the parties enter into a lease.
  20. (Premises) A house, building or other structure together with the surrounding grounds that form part of the title. Also, the real estate forming the subject of a conveyance or license.
  21. (Premises) Location and/or building insured.
  22. (Premises) The Gothic Shop c/o Ace, 7 Broadfields Retail Park, Bicester Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8BU. 0844 3570866 Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
  23. (Premises) Typically the entire rentable area leased by lessee. Sometimes used to designate solely the useable area leased by lessee, i.e. that for which the lessee has exclusive occupancy as opposed to the common areas.
  24. (Premises) means our place of business
  25. ("the Premises") means the premises designated by the Customer and agreed by the Company as the premises at which the Products are to be first delivered to the Customer or the Services are to be performed.