n. 前提;[复数]房屋;[复数][合同、契约用语]上述各点;(逻辑学中的)大[小]前提;
vt. 预述(条件等);提出…为前提;假设;作出前提;
pre预先+mise送,放出→预先送出→前提
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, I know that.
是的 ,我知道。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺,魔高一丈。
When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.