vt. 预先假定, 预料, 以...为先决条件

Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.
F. pr['e]supposer.]
To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for
granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.

Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary
things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.
--Hooker.