In common usage both assume and presume can mean ‘suppose’ and are often interchangeable in this meaning.
在常見的用法中，assume和presume與suppose有相同的含義，意為假設(shè)/假定，表示這個含義是可以相互替換。
However, technically there is a subtle difference between the two?words。
然而，嚴格來講，這兩個詞之間還有一些微小的差別。
e is to ‘suppose to be the case on the basis of probability’:
e表示依據(jù)一定的可能性做出的假設(shè)：
Two of the journalists went missing and are presumed dead.
兩名記者失蹤，推測其已經(jīng)死亡。
2.Assume on the other hand is to ‘suppose to be the case without proof’:
2.Assume則表示作出的推測和假設(shè)是不基于任何依據(jù)的：
I just assumed it to be the case.
我只是假設(shè)它是這樣的。
另外這兩個詞都有“承擔責任”的含義，表示這個含義時，assume意為“承擔一種角色”：
I assumed the role of the aggressor in the conversation.
在這個對話中，我承擔起侵略者的角色。
Presume多表示態(tài)度有關(guān)：
He had presumed too great a level of familiarity.
他在親密程度上有過分的冒犯。

小測驗：選詞填空
1.You ____ his innocence before hearing the evidence against him.
assume presume
2. With the glances she was throwing at their adopted children, I would ____ the reason was jealousy.
assume presume

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答案：assume presume

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