夺取；获得（权力等）；承担（责任等）
the act of taking a position of power, responsibility, etc.
The revolutionaries' assumption of power took the army by surprise. 革命者突然夺取政权，使军队措手不及。
The assumption of responsibility for his wife and children shaped his character in a different way.
These measures were halted by Bush's assumption of the presidency.
They entered into a contract with the governor on his assumption of authority.
Many citizens supported the king's assumption of power at first.
See also: assumption