assume
v.(没有根据地)认为,假定;承担assumption n.假设,假定
释义2:
assume
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◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. suppose to be the case, without proof• (无证据的)假设;臆断 »topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events. 自以为熟知当地民情的话题。 »[with clause] it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects. 有理由假定这些变革会产生重大社会影响。 »[with obj. and infinitive] they were assumed to be foreign. 他们被认为是外国人。2. take or begin to have (power or responsibility)• 承担(责任);就(职) »he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work. 他全权负责全部组织工作。 seize (power or control)• 僭取;夺取(权力,控制权)3. begin to have (a specified quality, appearance, or extent)• 呈现;具有(特定的性质、外表或程度) »militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions. 军事活动呈蔓延之势。 adopt falsely[as adj. assumed] • 假装 »Oliver assumed an expression of penitence. 奥利弗装出悔罪的样子。 »a man living under an assumed name. 使用化名生活的人。【派生】
♦ assumable adjective♦ assumedly adverb【语源】
1. late Middle English : from Latin assumere, from ad- 'towards' + sumere 'take'
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