Presumption
[prɪ'zʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n] or [pri'zʌmpʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; 'his presumption was intolerable'.
(noun.) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; 'he despised them for their presumptuousness'.
(noun.) (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed.
校對:利昂--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
(n.) Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
(n.) That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is probable but not conclusive.
(n.) The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery.
安布尔手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Opinion, belief, supposition, conjecture, guess.[2]. Arrogance, forwardness, audacity, assurance, effrontery, brass, CHEEK.[3]. Probability, ground for believing.
卡莱尔編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Anticipation, supposition, hypothesis, probability, assumption, understanding,condition, concession, forwardness, arrogance, audacity, boldness
ANT:Proof, deduction, inference, demonstration, verification, fact, certainty,modesty, diffidence, backwardness, bashfulness, hesitation
手打:米格尔
例句/造句/用法:
- He had come in really tired, and after I had given him his tea, he threw himself into my chair with his customary presumption. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- This match, to which you have the presumption to aspire, can never take place. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- One King, holding the curse in light estimation, made the attempt, but was stricken sorely for his presumption. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- There does not exist the man in England with adequate presumption. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Their absurd presumption in their own good fortune has been less taken notice of. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I tell you that's one side of your conduct--Insolence and Presumption. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Miss Woodhouse, believe me I have not the presumption to suppose Indeed I am not so mad. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- No doubt he attributed it for the time to the presumption of a graduate of West Point over a volunteer pure and simple. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- But I pleased HIM (for my sins) and he had the presumption to tell me so. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- If he wanted, he would send for her; and even to offer an early return was a presumption which hardly anything would have seemed to justify. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- So mortally did I fear the sin and weakness of presumption. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- No, interrupted the general, Fisher would never surprise me by his presumption. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Such evidence is to be received with great caution, and the presumption of novelty arising from the grant of the patent is not to be overcome except upon clear and convincing proof. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He might have doubled his presumption to mebut poor Harriet! 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- There is a strong presumption that the person whom McCarthy expected to meet him at Boscombe Pool was someone who had been in Australia. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
手打:玛莎