presumes

英 [prɪˈzjuːmz]

美 [prɪˈzuːmz]

v.  假设; 假定; 推定; 设定; 设想
presume的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不肯定地）认为，相信，推测
  If youpresume thatsomething is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
  1. I presume you're here on business...
     我想你是来这里出差的。
  2. Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
     我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧？
  3. 'Had he been home all week?' — 'I presume so.'
     “他整个星期都在家吗？”——“我想是这样的。”
  4. ...areas that have been presumed to be safe...
     被认为很安全的地方
  5. The missing person is presumed dead.
     那名失踪者已被认定死亡。
• VERB 冒昧；擅自主张；妄行
  If you say that someonepresumes todo something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.
  1. They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
     他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。
  2. I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.
     我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。
• VERB 假设；假定
  If an idea, theory, or planpresumescertain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.
  1. The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control...
     “知晓”的法律定义通常假定存在思维控制能力。
  2. The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.
     这一协议假定借贷双方都是在神志清楚的状态下签订的。

双语例句

• Technology presumes there's lust one right way to do things.
  应用科学认定正确的做事方法只有一种。
• But it reflects the new tone with which China presumes it can address a humbled superpower.
  但从中可以看出，中国认为，与一个受挫的超级大国对话时，可以采用一种新的口气。
• The court presumes the maintenance payment is being paid on time.
  法院假定生活费是按时支付的。
• The law presumes innocence until guilt is proved.
  在罪状未证实前，法律假定无罪。
• This definition of dy presumes some expression for the subtangent.
  dy的这个定义假定次切线的一些表达式。
• Seminar presumes a basic understanding of the history and politics of contemporary China.
  研究所课程假设学生对当代中国的历史与政治有基本的了解。
• This release process presumes that the lesson involved with the karma has been learned.
  这一解除的过程，就假定了与业力相关的课程已经得到学会。
• Demand for coffee, one presumes, has been steadier.
  有人认为，咖啡需求一直较为稳定。
• The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control
  “知晓”的法律定义通常假定存在思维控制能力。
• A girl of ten, you say, and she presumes to scold her lawful king.
  一个十岁的女孩，你说，可她却胆敢指责她合法的国王。