presuppose

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v. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
v. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

vt. 预先假定, 预料, 以...为先决条件

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presuppose 可以分为前缀 pre-（表示“在前”）和词根 suppose（表示“假设”）。合起来的意思是“在假设之前”，即“预先假定”。

例句

1. The teacher presupposes that all students have read the book before the discussion.

老师假设所有学生在讨论之前都已经读过这本书。

2. His argument presupposes that everyone agrees with his point of view.

他的论点假设每个人都同意他的观点。

3. The survey presupposes that the participants understand the questions clearly.

这项调查假设参与者清楚理解问题。