| 单词 | assumption |
| 释义 | assumptionassumption /əˈsʌmpʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1[countable] something that you think is true, although you have no proof: assumption that People often make the assumption that she is my girlfriend, but really we’re just good friends. Our plans were based on the assumption that we could borrow more money for the business.on the assumption that I decided to go back to college, on the assumption that it would help me get a better job.assumption about It’s easy to make assumptions about people from their appearance.2[uncountable] formal the act of starting to have control or power: assumption of Cuba became a socialist state after Castro’s assumption of power in 1959.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake an assumption You shouldn’t make the assumption that everyone has the same beliefs as you.be based on an assumption (also be predicated on an assumption formal) Their argument is based on the assumption that people are willing to pay higher taxes.work/operate on an assumption (=do something using an assumption) The police seemed to be working on the assumption that he was guilty.proceed from an assumption (=start from an assumption) We are proceeding from the assumption that the company owes over $800 million.adjectivesa reasonable assumption He said he had three children, so it seemed a reasonable assumption that he was over 30.a common/general/widespread assumption (=which many people have) There’s a common assumption that math is more difficult than other subjects.a basic/fundamental assumption There is a basic assumption in international law that a state will protect its citizens.an underlying assumption (=one that someone’s ideas are based on, often wrongly) There is an underlying assumption that all students learn in the same way, but in fact different people have different learning styles.a wrong/false/mistaken assumption There’s a mistaken assumption that learning a language is easy.a correct/valid assumption Her assumption was later proved to be correct.a questionable assumption (=one that you doubt) They thought they were going to make a lot of money, but this assumption now seems highly questionable.a tacit/unspoken assumption (=one that everyone accepts without mentioning it) When we sit down to talk about an issue, there is a tacit assumption that we are all interested in finding out the truth.an implicit assumption (=one that is contained in what someone says, without being stated directly) There is an implicit assumption in their research that climate change will occur gradually. |
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