beg the question

釋義

1. 1

   令人置疑；引起疑問

   to make sb want to ask a question that has not yet been answered

   All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.所有這一切都令人想到究竟由誰來投資該工程的問題。

2. 2

   想當然

   to talk about sth as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be

   These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.這些假設想當然地認為兒童比成年人學習語言容易。

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• These things beg the question...Batman Begins2005
• Which begs the question, who is the new Ant-Man?Ant-Man2015
• Which begs the obvious question. Who cares?Changeling2008
• And, oh, by the way, Bobby Boucher is also the team's waterboy, which, of course, begs the question:The Waterboy1998

同一詞條的短語

• beg leave to do
• be going begging
• beg pardon
• I beg to differ
• I beg your pardon
• beg off