presume

1. V-T If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain. 推測

I presume you're here on business. 我想你是來這兒出差的吧。

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

“他整個(gè)星期都在家嗎？”—“我想是?！?/p>

2. V-T If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. 擅自 (做某事)[正式]

They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs. 他們對(duì)外人擅自乾預(yù)他們的事務(wù)怨恨不已。

3. V-T If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories. 假定 (某事實(shí)) 爲(wèi)真[正式]

The legal definition of "know" often presumes mental control. “知情”的法律界定通常以思維控制力爲(wèi)前提。