词汇精选：assumption的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
假定，假设，设想 [U,C]
例句：
The whole theory rests on a wrong assumption.
整个理论都是建立在错误的假定上。
例句：
The facts proved her assumption wrong.
事实证明她的设想是错的。
承担，担任 [U,C]
例句：
John's new assumption of the position does not seem to suit him well.
约翰看起来不太适合他接任的新职位。
例句：
The new governor's assumption of office takes place next Tuesday.
新任州长于下星期二就职。
夺取；篡夺 [U,C]
例句：
Do you remember the Nazi assumption of power in 1934?
你还记得1934年发生的纳粹篡夺政权的事件吗？
傲慢，自大 [U]
例句：
His air of assumption made him unpopular.
他傲慢的样子使他不受欢迎。
例句：
This rather saucy assumption failed in being offensive.
这种颇为轻盈活泼的傲慢并不冒犯任何人。
假装 [U,C]
例句：
Her assumption is so obvious that no matter how well she pretends, no one believes her.
她的伪装暴露的太明显了，以至于不管她怎样掩饰都没有人相信她。
例句：
He talked with an assumption of ease.
他装出从容的样子说话。
二、词义辨析：
hypothesis,assumption,presumption,supposition
这些名词均有“假设，假想”之意。hypothesis书面用词，指有待作进一步检验或证实的假设。assumption侧重主观推测或主观设想。presumption着重指以可能性为依据的假设。supposition可与assumption换用，还可表某种试探性的主观看法或建议。
三、相关短语：
basic assumption
【经】 基本假定
四、参考例句：
That assumption was too hasty.
该项认定可真是太草率了。
His air of assumption made him unpopular.
他傲慢的样子使他不受欢迎。
The facts proved her assumption wrong.
事实证明她的设想是错的。
We are only working on the assumption.
我们只是在假定。
He talked with an assumption of ease.
他装出从容的样子说话。
Their assumption of an air of confidence fooled nobody.
他们装出信心十足的样子却欺骗不了任何人。
Our assumption that we would win was wrong.
我们以为自己会赢，但是我们错了。
This rather saucy assumption failed in being offensive.
这种颇为轻盈活泼的傲慢并不冒犯任何人。
Do you remember the Nazi assumption of power in 1934?
你还记得1934年发生的纳粹篡夺政权的事件吗？
His assumption that he would win proved wrong.
他认为他会赢的设想结果是错误的。
