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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   premise

   • IPA[ˈpreməs]

   美式

   • n.
     a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion；an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory
   • v.
     base an argument, theory, or undertaking on；state or presuppose (something) as a premise

   • verb: premise, 3rd person present: premises, gerund or present participle: premising, past tense: premised, past participle: premised

   • noun: premise, plural noun: premises

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true
   • ▪ an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory the fundamental premise of the report

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. base an argument, theory, or undertaking on the reforms were premised on our findings
   • ▪ state or presuppose (something) as a premise one school of thought premised that the cosmos is indestructible
   • ▪ state by way of introduction I will premise generally that I hate lecturing