新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

premise

英  [ˈpremɪs]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • premises

    1[PL 复数] 经营场所 , 办公场所

    The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is a kitchen on the premises.

    办公处有一个厨房。

    2[C 可数名词] 前提

    A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.

    近义词

    assumption

    双语例句

    例:

    The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete.

    前提是如果各学校必须参加竞争的话,他们就会更加努力提高。

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