premises
意味一覧 (2件)
敷地内
解説 Definition
on the premises など前置詞句で「その敷地内で／に」という内側位置を表す読みです。掲示・就業規則・施設案内で、喫煙、飲食、立入、滞在の可否を述べるときに出やすく、場所そのものより境界の内側かどうかに焦点があります。
Premises refers to the building and the land around it that a business or organization uses. It is common in signs, rules, and legal language, such as when talking about what is allowed on a property. Even though it looks plural, it often refers to one place.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このレコードでは premises を「施設一式」ではなく、on / off / within と結びついた位置表現として覚えます。No smoking on the premises, alcohol may not be consumed on the premises のように、規則が適用される範囲を示すのが中心です。建物名を言い換える語というより、管理区域の内外を線引きする語感です。名詞の「敷地・建物」の意味から、その中にいる状態を表す読みへ自然に広がっています。
`Premises` often appears in signs and rules, especially in `on the premises`. Think of it as the whole controlled area inside a boundary, such as a school, shop, or office. `No smoking on the premises` is a strong memory hook.
例文
The company moved to new premises downtown.
その会社は市街地の新しい敷地に移りました。
Visitors are not allowed on the premises after 6 PM.
午後6時以降、訪問者は敷地内に入ることができません。
The premises include a parking lot and recreational area.
その敷地には駐車場やレクリエーションエリアが含まれています。
前提
(意味 2)解説 Definition
論理・議論・判断の土台になる考えや条件を指します。特に premises は複数形で、結論を導くもとになる複数の前提事項という意味で使われます。
Premises are the ideas, facts, or conditions that form the basis of an argument, judgment, or conclusion. This word is usually used in the plural when we talk about the several starting points that support a final claim. It often appears in logic, discussion, and careful reasoning. If the premises are weak or false, the conclusion may also be weak or wrong.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
premises は premise の複数形ですが、日常では単に『敷地・構内・建物一式』を表す語としてまとめて覚えると定着しやすいです。building より広く、建物そのものだけでなく駐車場や付属施設まで含める感覚があります。no smoking on the premises, staff only beyond these premises など、規則や立入制限の文でよく出ます。論理の『前提』を意味する premise と同じつづりなので、文脈が場所の話なら premises＝敷地内、と切り替えるのがコツです。
Premises is the plural form of premise, but many learners also remember premises as a set phrase meaning "a building and its grounds." This is wider than building because it can include the parking area and other attached spaces too. You often see it in rules such as "no smoking on the premises" or "staff only beyond these premises." Since premise and premises have the same spelling base, use the context: if the topic is logic, premises means "starting points" or "assumptions."
例文
The lawyer argued that the conclusion did not follow from the premises.
その結論は前提から導けないと弁護士は主張した。
We need to examine the premises behind this policy before we decide whether it is fair.
その政策が公正かどうか判断する前に、その背後にある前提を検討する必要がある。
Her argument sounds persuasive, but its premises are too narrow to explain the whole situation.
彼女の議論は説得力があるように聞こえるが、その前提は狭すぎて全体の状況を説明できない。
premises の類義語・関連語
premises の語源・成り立ち Etymology
premises は古フランス語 premisse、さらに中世ラテン語 praemissa「前もって述べたこと」に由来します。pre-「前に」+ mittere「送る」から成り、契約書の前置きで先に記した建物説明がそのまま「敷地・建物一式」の意味へ広がりました。関連語は premise、mission です。
Premises comes from Old French and Medieval Latin forms meaning "things stated beforehand," from prae- "before" and mittere "to send." In legal writing, it referred to the earlier part of a document where property was described. From that usage, the word came to mean the building and land described there; premise and mission are related words.
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