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
根据有限信息猜测得出的估计、判断或意见。;凭猜测所作之工作
an estimate based on little or no information
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。
用法提示:guesswork 是名词,在此作表语,表示‘凭猜测得出的结果’。
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。
用法提示:guesswork 作 rely on 的宾语,表示‘猜测’这种不确定的做法。
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。
用法提示:guesswork 与 little more than 搭配,强调结果不可靠,是名词用法。
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。
最常用,口语和书面语均可;与 guesswork 相比更强调一次具体的猜测,而 guesswork 更侧重推测的过程或结果。
较正式,常指基于不充分证据的推理,可能含“空想”色彩;多指想法或理论,不指“凭猜测做事”。
正式用语,指没有确凿证据时作出的判断,与 speculation 相近,但更强调主观假定和推断。
grammar · medium
易错句子The final number was just a guesswork.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't guesswork the answer; calculate it.
正确表达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。
与‘臆测’相对,指已确知为真的信息;guesswork 指缺乏依据的猜测,fact 指客观事实。
指有依据的、确定的认识;与凭猜测的 guesswork 相对,但知识更广,不限于单个事实。
指无需猜测的确定状态;与充满不确定性的 guesswork 相对。
指支持判断的实证材料;guesswork 缺乏证据,而 evidence 恰恰提供依据。
指通过工具或方法得到的精确数值;与凭主观猜测的 guesswork 相对,强调客观测量。
guess 可作动词或名词,指具体的猜测行为或一次猜测;guesswork 是不可数名词,指靠猜测来推断或完成某事的工作或过程。
speculation 强调没有充分证据的推测,常含凭空推断或投机之意;guesswork 更强调完成某事的猜测性工作或办法。
conjecture 是较正式的名词,指基于不完整信息的推测;guesswork 侧重凭猜测进行的工作或判断过程,且常隐含结果不可靠。
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。
guess(猜测) + work(工作/结果)
假设与猜测相关,但假设通常基于一定依据进行验证,而猜测大多缺乏依据。
直觉是产生猜测的一种来源,两者都涉及非充分推理的判断。
猜测常依赖概率判断,即对可能性的估计。
存在不确定性时人们往往需要依赖猜测来填补信息缺失。
猜测的结果常为近似值,而非精确答案。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.