Word · Frequency #19630
guessworks
猜测；臆测
guessworks is the plural of guesswork.
an estimate based on little or no information
- 1.
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
根据有限信息猜测得出的估计、判断或意见。
根据有限信息猜测得出的估计、判断或意见。；臆测；猜测；凭猜测所作之工作
In use
Without the right measurements, estimating the cost of the repair is just guesswork.
We can't rely on guesswork; we need real data to make the decision.
The final number was little more than guesswork, so nobody trusted it.
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。
rely on guesswork
Without reliable data, the team had to rely on guesswork.
没有可靠数据，团队只能依靠猜测。
based on guesswork
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。
Common mistakes
The final number was just a guesswork.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。
Don't guesswork the answer; calculate it.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。
Connections
Collocations
- pure guesswork
- 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。
- sheer guesswork
- 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。
- take the guesswork out of
- 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。
- eliminate guesswork
- 消除猜测
- Accurate measurements eliminate guesswork in construction.精确的测量消除了施工中的猜测。
- based on guesswork
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：guess（猜）+ work（工作）→ 靠猜做出来的工作，即臆测。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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