Presumption means nothing more than as stated by Lord Mansfield, the weighing of probabilities, and deciding, by the powers of common sense, on which side the truth is.

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presumption [pri'z?mp??n] 詞頻3 詞根: sume
n. 推測(cè),設(shè)想;放肆,傲慢;<律>推定;
?? pre預(yù)先+sumpt拿取+ion表名詞 → 假定;專橫
"The presumption is that he had lost his way."
推想起來(lái),他當(dāng)時(shí)是迷了路.
近義:hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation 反義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺(jué)
n. 感覺(jué),官能;意識(shí),觀念;理性;識(shí)別力; vt. 感到;理解,領(lǐng)會(huì);檢測(cè)出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺(jué);意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
truth [tr?θ] 詞頻1
n. 真理;真相,事實(shí);忠實(shí),忠誠(chéng);現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;
?? tru相信,真實(shí)+th抽象名詞 →事實(shí),真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
means [minz] 詞頻2 詞根: 心智
n. 方法( mean的名詞復(fù)數(shù));手段;收入;財(cái)富; v. 意味著( mean的第三人稱單數(shù));引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調(diào)查之事遠(yuǎn)未蓋棺定論。
近義:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
lord [l?rd] 詞頻1
n. 主;領(lǐng)主;上帝;(英國(guó)用以稱呼法官、主教或某些男性貴族成員,表示尊敬)大人; vi. 逞威風(fēng);
?? 裝載(load)一些肉(r)獻(xiàn)給 地主
"We ask this through our Lord, Amen."
奉主之名而求,阿門。
近義:overlord, overrule, domineer, gent, gentleman, blimey 反義:noble, peeress, plebe, commoner
common ['kɑm?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 公共
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數(shù)學(xué)]公共的;共有的; n. [法律](對(duì)土地、水域的)共有權(quán);公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下, 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂(lè),我們還有很多共通點(diǎn)。
近義:popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace 反義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole

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