Wordiyopremise
🇬🇧 UK/'premis/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
A statement assumed to be true as the basis for an argument or conclusion; (plural) a building and its grounds.
前提；假设；（复数）房屋及其周围地基
v.
To state or assume something as a basis for further reasoning or argument.
以…为前提；预先提出
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.false premise错误前提
- 2.on the premises在场所内
- 3.underlying premise基本假设
- 4.basic premise基本前提
Example Sentences
- 1.
The entire argument rests on the false premise that all people behave rationally.
- 2.
Smoking is strictly prohibited on the premises of this building.
- 3.
The study operates on the premise that early childhood education shapes long-term outcomes.