premise
noun /ˈpremɪs/
/ˈpremɪs/
(also British English, less frequent premiss)
(formal)- a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument
前提；假定 - the basic premise of her argument
她的论证的基本前提 - The argument rests on a false premise.
这个论点是以错误的前提为基础的。 - His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
他的推理是以人可以为善亦可以为恶为前提的。 - The premise on which they worked was that there would always be enough natural resources to support them.
他们工作的前提是总有足够的自然资源来支持他们。
词源late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from Latin praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’. - the basic premise of her argument