Presuppose

(verb.) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; 'This step presupposes two prior ones'.

(verb.) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; 'I presuppose that you have done your work'.

编辑:朗达

• At any rate you can tell that a song or ode has three parts--the words, the melody, and the rhythm; that degree of knowledge I may presuppose? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• My existence presupposes the existence of the whole universe--does it _not? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Eugene is also in attendance, with a pervading air upon him of having presupposed the ceremony to be a funeral, and of being disappointed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• That social organization is presupposed in the adequate exercise of individual capacity is not to be doubted. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.

校对:马里恩