名詞 assumption:

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
   同義詞：premise, premiss
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
   同義詞：supposition, supposal
3. the act of taking possession of or power over something
   同義詞：laying claim
4. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church
   同義詞：Assumption of Mary, August 15
5. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
   同義詞：presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery
6. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
7. the act of assuming or taking for granted

1. The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.
   這一計(jì)劃是以經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的設(shè)想為依據(jù)的。
2. Their assumptions of an air of confidence fooled nobody.
   他們裝出信心十足的樣子卻欺騙不了任何人。
3. The theory is based on a series of wrong assumptions.
   這一理論是以一系列錯誤的設(shè)想為依據(jù)的。

as.sump.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of taking to or upon oneself:
獨(dú)自承擔(dān)：自己承擔(dān)的行動：
例句：
assumption of an obligation.
承擔(dān)一項(xiàng)義務(wù)

The act of taking over:
奪取：奪取的行動：
例句：
assumption of command.
奪取控制權(quán)

The act of taking for granted:
想當(dāng)然：想當(dāng)然的行為：
例句：
assumption of a false theory.
認(rèn)定一個錯誤的理論

Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition:
假定，假設(shè)：未經(jīng)證實(shí)就想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為或接受某事為真；假定：
例句：
a valid assumption.
一個有效的假定

Presumption; arrogance.
自負(fù)；傲慢
Logic A minor premise.
【邏輯學(xué)】 小前提
Assumption
Assumption
Theology The bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven after her death.
【神學(xué)】 圣母升天：圣母瑪麗亞死后升天
A Christian feast celebrating this event.
圣母升天節(jié)：基督教慶祝這一事件的節(jié)日
August 5, the day on which this feast is observed.
八月十五日，圣母升天節(jié)

來源：
Middle English assumpcion
中古英語 assumpcion
from Latin assumptiô assumptiôn- [adoption]
源自 拉丁語 assumptiô assumptiôn- [采取]
from assumptus [past participle of] assômere [to adopt] * see assume
源自 assumptus [] assômere的過去分詞 [采取] *參見 assume