The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.

这门课程似乎是以具备某些基础知识为前提的。

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A human can sometimes make inferences based on previous knowledge.

人们有时可以根据前面的知识进行推断。

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It's simply material found on page fifteen of your textbook but let's review it. We say this is a beginning course so we assume no previous knowledge.

这是你们教材十五页上的一些简单材料,我们复习一下,我们说这是个入门课程,所以假设之前你们没有任何相关知识

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To play, no previous knowledge of proteins, biochemistry or biology is required - all a user has to have is a computer and an internet connection.

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Genetics has also begun to pinpoint major key players and pathways that are involved and that are associated with previous knowledge and understandings on neurology and physiology.

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"Having discussed the injury with a specialist he is provisionally looking at an eight week lay-off, based on our knowledge of previous injuries of this nature, " added Tower.

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