詞彙精選：presumption的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
假定，假設，推測，設想
例句：
On this presumption, she stopped at noon at a neat farm-house, to rest herself.
在這種推測下，到了正午時分，她便在一間整潔的農舍前停下來歇一歇腳。
例句：
I'm having to make a lot of presumptions since I don't really know anything about the case.
事實上我對這個案件一無所知，很多觀點都只能是假設。
【律】推定，論定
例句：
There is a strong presumption in favour of the truthfulness of their statement.
有一個有力的根據足以推定他們所講是真實的。
例句：
The same presumption of innocence goes for copyright and privacy.
同樣的無罪推定適用於版權和隱私領域。
放肆，冒昧，傲慢
例句：
Please do not accuse me of presumption if I yield to this impulse of love.
請不要譴責我的放肆，如果我屈服於這愛的衝動。
例句：
They were angered by his presumption.
他們對他的放肆感到非常憤怒。
二、詞義辨析：
hypothesis,assumption,presumption,supposition
這些名詞均有“假設，假想”之意。hypothesis書面用詞，指有待作進一步檢驗或證實的假設。assumption側重主觀推測或主觀設想。presumption着重指以可能性爲依據的假設。supposition可與assumption換用，還可表某種試探性的主觀看法或建議。
三、參考例句：
The same presumption of innocence goes for copyright and privacy.
就版權和隱私問題也可以作出同樣無罪的推定。
The presumption is that he had lost his way.
推想起來，他當時是迷了路。
As long as this isn't a biased presumption, OK!
只要這不是你一廂情願的推測，那就沒問題！
There is a general presumption that the doctor knows best.
一般人都以爲醫生最瞭解情況｡
There is a strong presumption in favour of the truthfulness of their statement.
有一個有力的根據足以推定他們所講是真實的。
Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous.
任何對抽菸不管怎樣是有益的假設都是完全荒謬的。
Please do not accuse me of presumption if I yield to this impulse of love.
請不要譴責我的放肆，如果我屈服於這愛的衝動。
You can't base an operation on the presumption that miracles are going to happen.
你不能把行動計劃建築在可能出現奇蹟的假想基礎上。
On this presumption, she stopped at noon at a neat farm-house, to rest herself.
在這種推測下，到了正午時分，她便在一間整潔的農舍前停下來歇一歇腳。
The presumption of guilt imposed on us was extended to others.
強加給我們的有罪假設擴展到了其他人身上。
