n.前提
vt.预述;提论;假设
I wonder whether the whole premise is right. 我怀疑整个前提是否正确。
We must act on the premise that 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 the premise that 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 (vt.)You had better premise your 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 the premise that 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 the premise that 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。