assumption 音标拼音: [əs'ʌmpʃən]
n . 假定,假设,认为;采取;呈现
假定,假设,认为;采取;呈现
assumption 假设
assumption n 1 :
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn ; "
on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play " [
synonym :
{
premise }, {
premiss }, {
assumption }]
2 :
a hypothesis that is taken for granted ; "
any society is built upon certain assumptions " [
synonym : {
assumption }, {
supposition },
{
supposal }]
3 :
the act of taking possession of or power over something ; "
his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba ";
"
the Nazi assumption of power in 1934 "; "
he acquired all the company '
s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company '
s debts " [
synonym : {
assumption }, {
laying claim }]
4 :
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary '
s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended ;
corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church [
synonym : {
Assumption }, {
Assumption of Mary }, {
August 15 }]
5 : (
Christianity )
the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 6 :
audacious (
even arrogant )
behavior that you have no right to ;
"
he despised them for their presumptuousness " [
synonym :
{
presumption }, {
presumptuousness }, {
effrontery },
{
assumption }]
7 :
the act of assuming or taking for granted ; "
your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted "
Assumption \
As *
sump "
tion \ (?;
215 ),
n . [
OE .
assumpcioun a taking up into heaven ,
L .
assumptio a taking ,
fr .
assumere :
cf .
F .
assomption .
See {
Assume }.]
1 .
The act of assuming ,
or taking to or upon one '
s self ;
the act of taking up or adopting .
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The assumption of authority . --
Whewell .
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2 .
The act of taking for granted ,
or supposing a thing without proof ;
supposition ;
unwarrantable claim .
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This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body . --
Thodey .
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That calm assumption of the virtues . --
W .
Black .
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3 .
The thing supposed ;
a postulate ,
or proposition assumed ;
a supposition .
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Hold !
says the Stoic ;
your assumption '
s wrong .
--
Dryden .
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4 . (
Logic )
The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism .
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5 .
The taking of a person up into heaven .
Hence : (
Rom .
Cath .
&
Greek Churches )
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven .
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281 Moby Thesaurus words for "
assumption ":
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face ,
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flip -
flop ,
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ground ,
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hubris ,
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presumption ,
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presupposal ,
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public belief ,
public opinion ,
raising ,
re -
formation ,
reaction ,
rearing ,
receipt ,
receival ,
receiving ,
reception ,
reconversion ,
reduction ,
reliance ,
requisition ,
resolution ,
resurrection ,
reversal ,
sanguine expectation ,
security ,
seizure ,
sentiment ,
set of postulates ,
shift ,
sight ,
simulation ,
stance ,
statement ,
subjugation ,
subsense ,
subsidiary sense ,
subsumption ,
succession ,
suggestion ,
sumption ,
supposal ,
supposing ,
supposition ,
surmise ,
sursum corda ,
switch ,
switch -
over ,
symbolism ,
takeover ,
taking ,
taking over ,
the Ascension ,
the Assumption ,
theorem ,
theory ,
thesis ,
thinking ,
thought ,
tinge ,
touch ,
transformation ,
transit ,
transition ,
translation ,
trespass ,
trespassing ,
trust ,
truth table ,
truth -
function ,
truth -
value ,
turning into ,
undercurrent ,
undermeaning ,
undertone ,
undue liberty ,
upbuoying ,
upcast ,
upheaval ,
uplift ,
uplifting ,
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upthrow ,
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usurpation ,
view ,
volte -
face ,
way of thinking ,
well -
grounded hope ,
working hypothesis
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