presupposition
/ˌpriːsəpəˈzɪʃən/
American
- n. 预设, 假设
- Definition
- n. something that is assumed to be true before it has been proved
- Example
- Her question carried a presupposition that he already knew the answer.
- 她的问题里暗含一个预设，好像他早就知道答案似的。