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guess

UK /ɡes/US /ɡes/

词源

源自中古英语 'gessen',可能来自古挪威语 'geta'(意为'得到,理解'),最终源自原始日耳曼语。

verb

❶ 在没有足够信息的情况下,凭借直觉或推测做出判断或给出答案。通常用于不确定的场合。

“Can you guess how old I am?”

(你能猜出我多大吗?)

“I guess it will rain tomorrow.”

(我猜明天会下雨。)

同义词:estimate, predict, speculate

noun

❶ 基于不完整信息做出的推测或判断,通常带有不确定性。

“That was just a lucky guess.”

(那只是个幸运的猜测。)

“My guess is that they'll arrive late.”

(我猜他们会迟到。)

同义词:estimate, prediction, speculation

常见短语

guess what — 用于引起对方注意,表示有令人惊讶或有趣的事情要告诉对方。

“Guess what? I got the job!”

(猜怎么着?我得到那份工作了!)

at a guess — 表示基于粗略估计或不完整信息做出的判断。

“At a guess, I'd say there were about 50 people at the party.”

(粗略估计,我觉得派对上大约有50人。)