presume
翻译
推测, 假定, 认为, 擅自(做)
例句
I presume you know why you're here.
我推测你知道你为什么在这里。
The accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
被告在被证明有罪前应被推定为无罪。
He presumed to give me advice on my marriage.
他竟敢就我的婚姻给我提建议。
语法模式
((that ...)) 推测… I presume that they are not coming.
((sth.)) 假定(某事)为真 The law presumes his innocence.
((to-inf)) 冒昧地做某事 May I presume to ask you a question?
近义词
同义词: assume, suppose, guess; 反义词: know, prove
词源
源自拉丁语“prae-”(在...之前)+“sumere”(拿,取)。字面意思是“预先拿取”。
记忆技巧
可以想成“pre-assume”(预先假设)——在有证据*之前*就假设某事。