詞匯精選:assumption的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
n.
假定,假設(shè),設(shè)想 [U,C]
例句:
The whole theory rests on a wrong assumption.
整個理論都是建立在錯誤的假定上。
例句:
The facts proved her assumption wrong.
事實證明她的設(shè)想是錯的。
承擔(dān),擔(dān)任 [U,C]
例句:
John's new assumption of the position does not seem to suit him well.
約翰看起來不太適合他接任的新職位。
例句:
The new governor's assumption of office takes place next Tuesday.
新任州長于下星期二就職。
奪取;篡奪 [U,C]
例句:
Do you remember the Nazi assumption of power in 1934?
你還記得1934年發(fā)生的納粹篡奪政權(quán)的事件嗎?
傲慢,自大 [U]
例句:
His air of assumption made him unpopular.
他傲慢的樣子使他不受歡迎。
例句:
This rather saucy assumption failed in being offensive.
這種頗為輕盈活潑的傲慢并不冒犯任何人。
假裝 [U,C]
例句:
Her assumption is so obvious that no matter how well she pretends, no one believes her.
她的偽裝暴露的太明顯了,以至于不管她怎樣掩飾都沒有人相信她。
例句:
He talked with an assumption of ease.
他裝出從容的樣子說話。
二、詞義辨析:
hypothesis,assumption,presumption,supposition
這些名詞均有“假設(shè),假想”之意。 hypothesis書面用詞,指有待作進一步檢驗或證實的假設(shè)。 assumption側(cè)重主觀推測或主觀設(shè)想。 presumption著重指以可能性為依據(jù)的假設(shè)。 supposition可與assumption換用,還可表某種試探性的主觀看法或建議。
三、相關(guān)短語:
basic assumption
【經(jīng)】 基本假定
四、參考例句:
That assumption was too hasty.
該項認(rèn)定可真是太草率了。
His air of assumption made him unpopular.
他傲慢的樣子使他不受歡迎。
The facts proved her assumption wrong.
事實證明她的設(shè)想是錯的。
We are only working on the assumption.
我們只是在假定。
He talked with an assumption of ease.
他裝出從容的樣子說話。
Their assumption of an air of confidence fooled nobody.
他們裝出信心十足的樣子卻欺騙不了任何人。
Our assumption that we would win was wrong.
我們以為自己會贏,但是我們錯了。
This rather saucy assumption failed in being offensive.
這種頗為輕盈活潑的傲慢并不冒犯任何人。
Do you remember the Nazi assumption of power in 1934?
你還記得1934年發(fā)生的納粹篡奪政權(quán)的事件嗎?
His assumption that he would win proved wrong.
他認(rèn)為他會贏的設(shè)想結(jié)果是錯誤的。
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