presume

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presume 假设，假定

pre-,在前，早于，预先，-sum,承担，认为，词源同assume,resume.引申词义假设，假定等。

presume (v.)

late 14c., "to take upon oneself, to take liberty," also "to take for granted, presuppose," especially overconfidently, from Old French presumer (12c.) and directly from Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume" (see presumption). Related: Presumed; presumedly; presuming.

1. They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs.

他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。

2. Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?

我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧？

3. I would not presume to censure Osborne for hating his mother.

我不会擅自批评奥斯本恨他妈妈这件事。

4. "Had he been home all week?"— 'I presume so.'

“他整个星期都在家吗？”——“我想是这样的。”

5. "Count Dracula, I presume," I said wittily.

“我想是德拉库拉伯爵吧。”我打趣地说。

【presume, suppose, guess, postulate, assume】
这组词都有“假设，猜想，推测”的意思，其区别是：
presume: 侧重以过去经验或根据现实的某些感觉把某事认定为是事实。
suppose: 常用词，意义较广泛，指缺乏确切事实，根据一些现象进行的推测，也可指为论证而提出合乎逻辑推理的某种假定，有时仅表示自己的意见。
guess: 常用词，指毫无根据仅凭个人主观臆断或碰运气的猜测。
postulate: 指为证实一个理论的正确性而进行的假设。
assume: 指有很少或完全无根据的武断推测或不合逻辑的推理。