premise /ˈpremis/ n. ［c］ 1.［pl.］ (企业机构等使用的)房屋连地基，经营场址：business premises 商场 These premises are protected by an alarm. 这些建筑物有一个警报器保护。2.前提，假设：an assumed premise 假定的前提；the major (minor) premise 大(小)前提［考句］ Starting with the premise that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. 这位科学家在提出火星存在生命这一前提后，接着就论述他的论点。