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assume

/əˈsum/KK

ə·sum

練發音
動詞
高中
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
變化形
第三人稱單數

assumes

過去式

assumed

過去分詞

assumed

現在分詞

assuming

1.
假設;以為;認為
極常用

在沒有充分證據的情況下,認為某件事是真的或會發生

用法:可接名詞子句、受詞加補語,或直接接名詞作為預設的對象

safely assume
assume that something is true
assume the worst
wrongly assume
I assume so

I assumed the store would be open, but it was closed.

我以為那家店會開門,但它卻關著。

2.
承擔;接手;就任
常用

開始負責某件事、控制某個情況,或擔任某個職位

用法:後面常接責任、職務、控制權等名詞,並搭配表示對象的介系詞

assume responsibility
assume control
assume office
assume a leadership role
assume the duties of a manager

I assume he is at home now.

我想他現在在家。

3.
採取;呈現;冒充
較少用
正式

刻意呈現某種外表或態度,或使用某個名稱、身分

用法:常接外表、態度、名稱或身分等名詞

assume an air of confidence
assume a different identity
assume a false name
assume a serious expression

The actor assumed the role of a police officer in the movie.

這名演員在電影中扮演警察。

常見錯誤

I assume about he is busy.

I assume that he is busy.

She assumed the responsibility of the project.

She assumed responsibility for the project.

I assumed him was the new teacher.

I assumed that he was the new teacher.

I assumed that he is at home yesterday.

I assumed that he was at home yesterday.

相關字詞
suppose 近義
presume 近義
assumption 同源詞
take on 片語形式
學習提示

・這個字常表示「未經查證就以為」,不一定代表該想法正確。

・表示承擔責任時,常見搭配是「對某事負責」的結構。

・「假設」的語意通常比單純的「猜」更接近一種暫時接受的看法。

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