| 单词 | assuming |
| 释义 | assuming (once / 484 pages) adj If someone accuses you of being assuming, he or she thinks you are arrogant or that you take too much for granted. If you take on an assuming tone when you ask for something, people are more likely to feel offended than to be generous. A person who is quiet and modest is often described approvingly as being unassuming. That person's conceited cousin, with an inflated opinion of himself and a strong sense of entitlement, is more of an assuming sort. You can also use this word as a conjunction. Assuming we leave at 9:00 a.m. and there is little traffic, we should arrive in the late afternoon. WORD FAMILYassuming: assumingly, unassuming+/assume: assumed, assumes, assuming, assumption, assumptive, re-assume/assumed: assumedly/assumption: assumptions/re-assume: re-assuming/unassuming: unassumingly, unassumingness USAGE EXAMPLESIn the future, Americans — assuming there are any left — will look back at 2016 and remark: “What the HELL?” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Additionally, this somewhat unscientific calculation is assuming white parents solely buy white dolls for their children. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Assuming the federal government finally decides, the site selected for the new FBI headquarters will be: Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) adj excessively forward on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide Syn assumptive, presumptuous forward used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty |
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