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presumption

/pri-zuhmp-shuhn/US // prɪˈzʌmp ʃən //UK // (prɪˈzʌmpʃən) //

推定,假设,假定,推断

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of presuming.
    • : assumption of something as true.
    • : belief on reasonable grounds or probable evidence.
    • : something that is presumed; an assumption.
    • : a ground or reason for presuming or believing.
    • : Law. an inference required or permitted by law as to the existence of one fact from proof of the existence of other facts.
    • : an assumption, often not fully established, that is taken for granted in some piece of reasoning.
    • : unwarrantable, unbecoming, or impertinent boldness.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbelief, hypothesis

Examples

  • Leaving aside the meritless presumption of the government’s own trustworthiness and that it is the software that has trust issues, the order is almost entirely hot air.

  • If you start out on the presumption that you don’t, then you’ll design a mission with limited communications capability.

  • “The presumption is always in favor of severability,” Barrett said.

  • These license applications “will be reviewed by OFAC on a case-by-case basis with a presumption of denial,” the Treasury notice said.

  • The law “creates a presumption” that a public official charged with corruption can’t get pretrial intervention, Rabner wrote.

  • Perhaps that presumption was misguided, but more on that later.

  • My wish is that you choose to give others the same presumption of good faith that you want to be given.

  • So far, we seem to be enjoying the presumption of innocence.

  • The effect of this was to deny the boys the presumption of innocence, since—after all—adults are responsible for their actions.

  • Unfortunately for him, that made his public presumption of innocence far less effective.

  • O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness?

  • The presumption of law favors a patent, and the burden of proof is on the one attacking it to show that it is not useful.

  • "The mountain deities were angered at your presumption," nodded Kano, well pleased.

  • The specific appropriation of some distinctive oath raised the presumption that it implied an unequivocal pledge of sincerity.

  • The former has not been the effect of presumption, nor does the latter proceed from any want of confidence in your friendship.