英和和英

presumption

pre・sump・tion /prɪzˈʌm(p)ʃən/

名詞

1 可算名詞

a 推定，仮定.

用例

• I think that is a false presumption. それは誤った推定だと思う.

• The presumption is that…. 察するところ…らしい.

b 〈…という〉推定，仮定 〈that〉.

用例

• She took his part on the presumption that he was innocent. 彼が無罪だと仮定して彼女は彼の味方についた.

2 a 不可算名詞 僭越(_せんえつ), でしゃばり，ずうずうしさ.

用例

• a great piece of presumption 失礼千万なこと.

• We were amazed at her presumption in making such claims. そんな要求をする彼女のずうずうしさに我々はあきれかえった.

b 〔+to do〕[the presumption] 〈…する〉ずうずうしさ，ずうずうしくも〈…する〉こと.

用例

• He had the presumption to criticize my work. 彼は失礼にも私の作品[仕事]を批判した.

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