| 单词 | beg the question |
| 释义 | beg the questionphrase See full dictionary entry for begIf you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect. Hopewell's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same? beg the questionphrase See full dictionary entry for begIf you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it assumes that the question has already been answered and so does not deal with it. [written] The research begs a number of questions. beg the question in British Englisha. to evade the issue b. to assume the thing under examination as proved c. to suggest that a question needs to be asked the firm's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same? beg the question in British Englisha. to avoid giving a direct answer by posing another question b. to assume the truth of that which is intended to be proved petitio principiibeg the question in American English1. to use an argument that assumes as proved the very thing one is trying to prove 2. Loosely to evade the issue beg the questionto make people want to ask a particular question Hopewell's success begs the question, why aren't more companies doing the same? [formal] to suggest that another, more important problem has not been dealt with The New York Times stated that `the warming of the earth's climate is no longer indispute', somewhat begging the question of whether or not that warming is a greenhouseeffect or, indeed, necessarily part of a continuing long-range trend. |
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