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guesses

UK //ˈɡesɪz//US //ˈɡesɪz//

词源

源自中古英语 'gessen',可能来自古挪威语 'geta'(意为获取或理解),与德语 'raten'(猜测)有关。

noun

❶ 指未经确证或缺乏足够信息时做出的推测或估计,通常带有不确定性。

“All his guesses about the outcome were wrong.”

(他对结果的所有猜测都是错的。)

“Her guesses often turn out to be surprisingly accurate.”

(她的猜测常常出人意料地准确。)

同义词:estimates, speculations, assumptions

verb

❶ 指在没有确切知道的情况下尝试给出答案或形成看法,常用于不确定的语境。

“She guesses the answer before the teacher finishes the question.”

(老师还没问完问题,她就猜出了答案。)

“Can you guess how many candies are in the jar?”

(你能猜出罐子里有多少颗糖果吗?)

同义词:predicts, estimates, supposes

常见短语

wild guess — 指毫无根据的随意猜测,通常用于强调猜测的随机性或不确定性。

“I don't know the answer, so I'll make a wild guess.”

(我不知道答案,所以我会随便猜一个。)

educated guess — 指基于一定知识或经验做出的合理推测,比随意猜测更有依据。

“Based on the data, we can make an educated guess about the trend.”

(根据这些数据,我们可以对趋势做出有根据的猜测。)