单词 | presumptive |
释义 | presumptive From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpresumptivepre‧sump‧tive /prɪˈzʌmptɪv/ adjective formal or technicalBELIEVEbased on a reasonable belief about what is likely to be true a presumptive diagnosis —presumptively adverbExamples from the Corpuspresumptive• His youngest son John was to be betrothed to the Count's daughter and heiress presumptive.• A presumptive diagnosis of gout can often be made on the basis of hyperuricemia and the clinical presentation.• An erect abdominal x ray showed no free gas but a presumptive diagnosis of perforation was made.• Normally, they punish the presumptive nominee in the late primaries.• These are the considerations justifying a presumptive privilege for Presidential communications.• A new poll makes drought-stricken Texas look like an oasis for the support-thirsty presidential campaign of presumptive Republican nominee Bob Dole.• Bob Dole, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. |
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