assumptionの意味・使い方・発音

assumption

英 [ə'sʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n] 美 [ə'sʌmpʃən]

assumption (n.): c. 1300, "the reception, uncorrupted, of the Virgin Mary into Heaven," also the Church festival (Aug. 15) commemorating this, Feast of the Assumption, from Old French assumpcion and directly from Latin assumptionem (nominative assumptio) "a taking, receiving," noun of action from past participle stem of assumere "take up, take to oneself" (see assume).

Meaning "minor premise of a syllogism" is late 14c. Meaning "appropriation of a right or possession" is mid-15c. Meaning "action of taking for oneself" is recorded from 1580s; that of "something taken for granted" is from 1620s.

1. We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion.: ガス爆発事故だと仮定します。

2.Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.: 彼の言葉の中の言外の意味は彼らを有罪にすることだ。

3.Traditional economic analysis premised on the assumption that more is better.: 伝統的な経済分析は、多益な構想に基づいている。

4.The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.: 暗黙の仮定は、使用可能な資金に限りがある。

5.The new governor 's assumption of office will take place next Tuesday.: 新州長は来週火曜日に着任する。