
好词典

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。
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。)
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?)
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。)