assumption
[ə'sʌmp.ʃən] noun
IMPROVER countable
■something that you accept as true without question or proof 假定；假设；臆断•People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability.如果你有残疾，人们往往就会对你妄加假设。 •These calculations are based on the assumption that prices will continue to rise.这些计算是基于价格会继续上升这一假定之上的。
[ə'sʌmp.ʃən] noun
assumption of power/responsibility, etc.
uncountable
■when someone takes a position of power/responsibility, etc. 夺取，获得（权力等）；承担（责任等）•The revolutionaries' assumption of power took the army by surprise.革命者突然夺取政权，使军队措手不及。 |