Noun:
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
Verb:
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation;He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
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
take something as preexisting and given14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的premisse；最初源自拉丁语的praemittere：prae 前 +mittere 送，放），意为放到前面。major premise逻(三段论法的…minor premise逻三段论法的…on-premise standby equipment在现场的备用应急设备…infected premise发生传染病的场所…premise clause前提子句off premise备用设备
近义词 idea主意basis基础ground地面assume假定presume假定premiss前提evidence证据preface 序文postulate假定principle原理statement陈述assertion断言introduce介绍assumption假定foundation根基hypothesis假说thesis毕业论文proposition提议supposition假设presumption推测hypothesize假设precede在 … 之前presupposition预先假定
用作名词n.These are the major and minor premises on which the conclusion is based.这是这个结论所依据的前提。
动词73%,名词27%
用作名词I wonder whether the wholepremiseis right.我怀疑整个前提是否正确。
We must act on thepremisethat the worst can happen.我们必须在可能发生最坏事态的前提下行动。
British justice works on thepremisethat an accused person is innocent until he's proved guilty.英国司法运作的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前是清白的。用作及物动词You had betterpremiseyour argument with a little historical knowledge.你最好引述一些历史知识作为你立论的前提。
He challenged thepremisethat in nature genes interchange with each other.他对自然界遗传基因会互换的假设提出质疑。
Underpinning it all is thepremisethat the ultimate right of humans is to be free.为了给所有这些问题找到支撑点，我们只能假设人类最终的权利能得到解放与自由。