premise中等

The premise was that the common law of contract lacked sufficient safeguards for workers against arbitrary conduct by management.

其前提是，普通法中的合同法缺乏足够的保障措施来保护工人免受管理层的专断行为侵害。

If connections can be bought, a basic premise of democratic society — that all are equal in treatment by government — is undermined.

如果关系可以用钱买到，民主社会的一个基本前提——所有人都受到政府的平等对待——就会遭到破坏。

But even if you accept Friedman’s premise and regard corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies as a waste of shareholders’ money, things may not be absolutely clear-cut.

但即便你接受弗里德曼的前提，认为企业社会责任（CSR）政策是在浪费股东的钱，事情也未必那么泾渭分明。