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premise
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premised
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premising
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- premise
['prεmɪs]
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1.
noun
[frm]
[c]
[of argument]
前提
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2.
n pl
[of business]
[ institution]
[ school]
premises 地产
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on the premises
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在屋内
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3.
n pl
[frm]
(outside) 在房屋周围
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- premise
[ˈpremɪs]
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1.
n.[c]
[Logic]
前提,假设
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This happens in nearly all aspects of special education and can occur no matter from which premise we begin.
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这几乎发生在特殊教育的每个方面而且有可能在我们没有预见的前提下发生。
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2.
n.[c]
[Plural]
房产
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You'll have to leave the premises at once.
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你必须马上交出房产。
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In 1925, a new school was opened on the premises.
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1925年,在那块地上一所新的学校诞生了。
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3.
vt.
预先提出,说明……的缘由
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The judge premised his decision for the press.
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法官对新闻媒体说明了做此决定的缘由。
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He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand.
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他预先叙述了这些评论,以便让读者理解。
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4.
vt.
为……作开场,提供……的开端
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I usually premise my arguments before I begin to debate.
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辩论开始之前我通常会预述自己的观点。
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5.
vt.
假定,假设
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The theory had been premised on a total governmental collapse.
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该理论以整个政府的崩溃作为假设。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- premise
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n
[logic]
premiss a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
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2.
vb
[when tr, may take a clause as object]
to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc
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3.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send
Examples
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This happens in nearly all aspects of special education and can occur no matter from which premise we begin.
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这几乎发生在特殊教育的每个方面而且有可能在我们没有预见的前提下发生。
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The premise of hospice care is very close to the bone for me.
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家庭关怀的前提是为我揭露真相。
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大(小)前提
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major (minor) premise
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格物是致知的前提和基础。
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Studying the essence of things is the premise and basis of attaining knowledge.
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