mindmap root((假设)) presuppose may imply a hazy or imperfectly realized belief or an uncritical acceptance: a work which ~s a knowledgeable readership; or it may imply the necessity of accepting something that must logically be true: an effect ~s a cause. presume suggests that whatever is taken for granted is entitled to belief until it is disproved: ~d innocent until proven guilty. assume indicates arbitrary or deliberate acceptance of something not proven or demonstrated: had ~d that the family would welcome his return. postulate suggests advancing an assumption that cannot be proven but that is accepted as true becuase it serves as the basis for some thought or action: ordinary humans must ~ the reality of time and space. premise indicates laying down a position from which an inference can be drawn or stating facts and principles fundamental to an argument: an argument ~d on a belief in the value of a formal education. posit suggests the selecting of a proposition on subjective or arbitrary grounds: a company that ~s an eager customer for each of its new products.