premise

1. N-PLURAL The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place. 经营场所; 办公场所

There is a kitchen on the premises. 营业场所内有一个厨房。

2. N-COUNT A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. 前提[正式]

The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete. 前提是各学校如必须竞争就会更加努力改进。