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a belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen, although there is no proof 假定；假设 an underlying/implicit assumption 暗含的假定 We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy. 我们有必要向西方哲学的某些基本假设提出质疑。 We are working on the assumption that everyone invited will turn up. 我们假定了每一个人都会应邀出席并正就此作出安排。 It was impossible to make assumptions about people's reactions. 臆断人们的反应是不可能的。 His actions were based on a false assumption. 他的行为基于错误的设想。 She arrived at college with a whole set of assumptions inherited from her family. 她带着一整套从家庭继承下来的假设来到大学。
Extra ExamplesLots of evidence supports this assumption. 许多证据支持该假设。 We need to establish a basic set of assumptions before we can continue. 我们需要建立一套基本的假设，然后才能继续。 Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions. 你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。 The underlying assumption is that young people are incapable of knowing their own minds. 潜在的假设是年轻人没有能力了解自己的想法。 There is a general but false assumption that intelligent people do better in life. 有一种普遍但却是错误的假定，认为聪明的人会生活得更好些。 They are basing their costs on the assumption that about 10 000 people will need to be rehoused. 他们计算成本时，假设约有1万人需要安置。 I really don't like you making assumptions about what I think. 我真的不喜欢你对我的想法做出假设。 She's always making assumptions about how much money people have. 她总在猜人们有多少钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- fundamental
- key
- …
- number
- series
- set
- …
- make
- base something on
- start from
- …
- underlie something
- underpin something
- on the assumption that
- assumption about
- [countable, uncountable] assumption of something (formal)
the act of taking or beginning to have power or responsibility （责任的）承担；担任；（权力的）获得 their assumption of power/control 他们权力／控制的取得 the assumption of responsibility by the government for the disaster 政府对这场灾难承担责任
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asompsion or Latin assumptio(n-), from the verb assumere, from ad- ‘towards’ + sumere ‘take’.