presupposition
英 [ˌpri:sʌpəˈzɪʃn] 美 [ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn]

n.

假设的事情，假定，预设；

变形

复数：presuppositions

英英释义

presupposition[ ,pri:sʌpə'ziʃən ]

• n.the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

双语例句

1. You have made several unjustified presuppositions.
   你作了一些毫无根据的假设。
2. Bail was refused on the presupposition of his guilt.
   已料到他罪名成立而不准保释。

权威例句

PRESUPPOSITION AND LINGUISTIC CONTEXT
Presupposition and conversational implicature
PRESUPPOSITION AND THE DELIMITATION OF SEMANTICS
Presupposition and Assertion in Dynamic Semantics
The Pragmatics of Presupposition
Implicature, presupposition and logical form
Two kinds of presupposition in natural language
Presupposition Projection and the Semantics of Attitude Verbs
Observations on embedding verbs, evidentiality, and presupposition
Dynamics of Meaning: Anaphora, Presupposition, and the Theory of Grammar, by Gennaro Chierchia