premise

noun

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

e.g. on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play

Synonym: premissassumption

verb

1. take something as preexisting and given

Synonym: premiss

2. furnish with a preface or introduction

e.g. She always precedes her lectures with a joke
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution

Synonym: precedeprefaceintroduce

3. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

e.g. He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand

1. （企业或机构使用的）房屋及土地；经营场所；办公场所
The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.

premise

e.g. There is a kitchen on the premises...
该处有一个厨房。
e.g. The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。

2. 前提
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.

e.g. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
e.g. The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
这个项目是以这个社会男女平等为前提的。

1. 前提：演绎法是根据于一个前提(Premise),再从这前提,推演而来知识. 这知识是否正确则又有赖于前提的正确了. 到了这里,我们便该知道:科学方法是有范围的,并且这范围是很狭窄的. 利用科学方法所得的知识不过是知识中的局部.

2. 房屋及其附属部件：5. nil 无,零 | 6. premise 房屋及其附属部件 | 7. rear view mirror 后视镜