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be (pure) guesswork
guesswork 通常视为不可数名词，复数形式 guessworks 较少见。
The explanation for the sudden price increase is pure guesswork.
对价格突然上涨的解释纯属猜测。
猜测；臆测
guessworks — plural of guesswork
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
猜测；臆测
an estimate based on little or no information
The explanation for the sudden price increase is pure guesswork.
对价格突然上涨的解释纯属猜测。
根据有限信息猜测得出的估计、判断或意见。
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
Without the right measurements, estimating the cost of the repair is just guesswork.
没有准确的测量，估算修理费用就只是猜测。
We can't rely on guesswork; we need real data to make the decision.
我们不能依赖猜测；我们需要真实的数据来做决定。
The final number was little more than guesswork, so nobody trusted it.
最终的数字不过是猜测，所以没人相信它。
guesswork 通常视为不可数名词，复数形式 guessworks 较少见。
The explanation for the sudden price increase is pure guesswork.
对价格突然上涨的解释纯属猜测。
Without reliable data, the team had to rely on guesswork.
没有可靠数据，团队只能依靠猜测。
The project plan was based on guesswork rather than evidence.
这个项目计划是基于猜测而非证据。
Not this
The final number was just a guesswork.
Use this
The final number was just a guess.
guesswork 指“猜测的过程/推测行为”，不表示一个具体的猜测；表示一次具体的估计或猜测时应用名词 guess。
Not this
Don't guesswork the answer; calculate it.
Use this
Don't guess the answer; calculate it.
guesswork 是名词，不能用作动词；需要动词“猜测”时用 guess。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纯属猜测
The committee's decision was pure guesswork, not based on any data.
委员会的决定纯属猜测，并非基于任何数据。
纯粹的猜测
It's sheer guesswork to say the economy will recover by next year.
说经济明年会复苏纯属猜测。
让……不再靠猜测
The new software takes the guesswork out of budget planning.
新软件让预算规划不再靠猜测。
消除猜测
Accurate measurements eliminate guesswork in construction.
精确的测量消除了施工中的猜测。
基于猜测
His conclusion is based on guesswork rather than evidence.
他的结论是基于猜测而非证据。
一件靠猜测的事
Choosing the right password used to be a matter of guesswork.
以前选择正确的密码靠的是猜测。
使…不再需要猜测；让…变得一目了然
This app takes the guesswork out of cooking healthy meals.
这款应用让你不用再费心猜测怎么做健康饭菜。
全靠猜测；纯属臆测
The final decision was a matter of guesswork.
最后决定完全是猜测出来的。
Use guessworks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：guess（猜）+ work（工作）→ 靠猜做出来的工作，即臆测。
语域：neutral 常见场景：scientific research、news reporting、everyday decision-making guesswork 属于通用中性表达，通常表示缺乏依据的推测，多用于提醒对方结论并不可靠，在日常讨论或较为正式的分析中都比较常见。
发音说明：guess 部分与 dress (/dres/)、chess (/tʃes/)、yes (/jes/) 都押 /es/ 音；-work 的元音和尾辅音与 perk (/pɜːk/) 相同，但 guesswork 的重音在第一个音节，因此它们不是整词的完全韵脚。work 和 firework 都直接以 /wɜːk/ 结尾，和 guesswork 的 -work 拼写一致；注意 perk 与 work 开头不同，perk 没有 /w/ 音，拼写也不一样。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.