新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

assumption

英  [əˈsʌmpʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • assumptions

    1[C 可数名词] 假设

    If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.

    近义词

    presumption , premise , supposition

    双语例句

    例:

    You would be making an assumption that's not based on any fact that you could report.

    你会做出不以任何可报道的事实为依据的假设。

    例:

    Dr Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based.

    苏博托博士对全球变暖理论背后的科学假说提出了疑问。

    例:

    Economists are working on the assumption of an interest rate cut.

    经济学家们正在研究降低利率的假设。