something that you believe to be true and use as the beginning of an argument even though it has not been proved; the act of believing it is true synonym assumption假设的事情;假定;预设 theories based on presupposition and coincidence 基于假设和偶合的理论
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2Try to clear your mind of any presuppositions. 要尽量把你头脑中的预设想法排除掉。 Your presuppositions are quite wrong. 你的假设是完全错误的。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin praesuppositio(n-), from the verb praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere ‘place under’ (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’).