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presuppose 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌprēsəˈpōz/,
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presupposes, 3rd person singular present; presupposing, present participle; presupposed, past tense; presupposed, past participle;
  1. (of an action, process, or argument) Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence
    • - his relationships did not permit the degree of self-revelation that true intimacy presupposes
  2. Tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case
    • - your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power
  1. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
  2. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
  3. (presupposition) the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
  4. In the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics, a presupposition (or ps) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse. Examples of presuppositions include: *Do you want to do it again? ...
  5. (Presupposition (philosophy)) In epistemology, presuppositions relate to a belief system, or Weltanschauung, and are required for it to make sense. ...
  6. To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth
  7. (Presupposition) the foundational element of a world view; a belief which is not inferred from other beliefs either inductively or deductively.
  8. (Presupposition) A datum that is assumed to be correct but that often isn't voiced explicitly or proven.
  9. (Presupposition) That which is believed in advance and which governs how information is interpreted.
  10. (presupposition) Initial assumptions upon which all thought is based. Presuppositions are often difficult to observe or prove because they stand prior to proof and become the standard by which other ideas or arguments are tested. ...
  11. (presupposition) The logically necessary condition of some state of affairs which must be satisfied if the state of affairs is to obtain. That is, those ideas which are held to be self-evident: assumptions. See Axiom.
  12. (presupposition) a belief that is accepted as true and is foundational to one’s worldview