a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument 前提；假定 the basic premise of her argument 她的论证的基本前提 The argument rests on a false premise. 这个论点是以错误的前提为基础的。 His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil. 他的推理是以人可以为善亦可以为恶为前提的。 🔊🔊 The premise on which they worked was that there would always be enough natural resources to support them. 他们工作的前提是，将始终有足够的自然资源来支持他们。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from Latin praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’.