You nearly always meet this as be premised on…. If a plan, a law, or an argument is premised on an idea, it sits on that idea: if the idea is wrong, the whole thing falls over. This is office-and-essay English, not kitchen English.

You nearly always meet this as be premised on....你幾乎都是看到be premised on……這個用法 If a plan, a law, or an argument is premised on an idea如果一個計畫、一條法律，或一個論點是premised on某個想法 it sits on that idea代表它是建立在那個想法上的 if the idea is wrong, the whole thing falls over如果那個想法是錯的，整件事就會垮掉 This is office-and-essay English, not kitchen English這是辦公室和文章裡用的英文，不是廚房裡的日常英文

People also stretch it a little: a film can be premised on a 'what if', meaning the story starts from that one thought and never really leaves it.

People also stretch it a little人們也會把這個字用得稍微寬鬆一點 a film can be premised on a 'what if'一部電影可以是premised on一個「如果……會怎樣」的假設 meaning the story starts from that one thought意思是故事就是從那一個念頭開始的 and never really leaves it而且幾乎沒有真正離開過那個念頭

The name-word behind it is premise — a starting idea you ask other people to accept.

The name-word behind it is premise這個字背後的名詞是premise a starting idea you ask other people to accept也就是你要求別人先接受的一個起始想法

Though actually, premises with an s is, in ordinary talk, a building or a piece of land. Same old family tree, different job now.

Though actually不過其實 premises with an s加了s的premises is, in ordinary talk, a building or a piece of land在日常用法裡是指一棟建築物或一塊地 Same old family tree, different job now是同一個字根家族，只是現在做著不同的工作

You would not say a sandwich is premised on cheese; keep this word for claims, plans, and stories.

You would not say a sandwich is premised on cheese你不會說一個三明治是premised on起司 keep this word for claims, plans, and stories這個字要留給主張、計畫，和故事來用