premise
premise — noun
1. an idea or statement treated as true and used as the starting point for an argum
an idea or statement treated as true and used as the starting point for an argument, decision, or plan.
The school board debate started from the premise that exams measure real ability.
premise that + clause
Her business plan rests on the premise that local shoppers value speed.
rests on the premise that
The judge rejected the premise behind the lawyer's argument.
The town bus project failed because its main premise was wrong.
Many toy ads share the premise that busy parents will pay more.
- assumption
broader and more common; it may be unstated
- basis
wider in meaning and not always a stated idea
- proposition
more technical and often used in logic
- conclusion
what follows from the starting idea, not the starting idea itself
文法句型
the premise that + clause
on the premise that + clause
rest on a premise
a false premise
用法筆記
Often appears in formal discussion with patterns like premise that ... and on the premise that .... Distinguish from assumption: a premise is a specific starting point that an argument or plan is built on.
常見錯誤
premise — verb
1. to treat a belief or assumption as the foundation for an argument, system, plan,
to treat a belief or assumption as the foundation for an argument, system, plan, or decision.
The mayor's campaign was premised on the belief that voters wanted change.
passive: be premised on + belief
The committee premised its housing plan on lower building costs.
premise something on + noun
Their safety rules were premised on trust between neighbors at night.
The treaty was premised on both sides sharing the river fairly.
Ms. Chen premised her report on two years of classroom research at Sunrise Middle School.
文法句型
premise something on + noun
be premised on + noun
be premised on the belief that + clause
用法筆記
Most often appears in the passive, especially in academic, political, or legal writing: a policy, system, or argument is premised on a belief or condition. Distinguish from the noun sense: the noun names the starting idea itself, while the verb describes building something on it.