Word · Frequency #18427
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推测；猜测；臆测
surmises is the plural of surmise.
A guess or suspicion based on little or uncertain evidence.
- 1.
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
基于薄弱或不充分证据的想法、想象或推测；怀疑；猜测。
- 2.
Reflection; thought; posit.
反思；思考；假定。
思考；反思；假定；基于薄弱或不充分证据的想法、想象或推测；怀疑；猜测。；反思；思考；假定。；推测；猜测
In use
Her surmise that he had forgotten the meeting turned out to be wrong.
These are only surmises; we need more evidence before we decide.
His success confirmed my earlier surmise about his talent.
surmise that + clause
后接that从句，表示推测的内容。
I surmise that he will arrive late.
我猜测他会迟到。
surmise something
直接接名词或代词作宾语。
She surmised the outcome of the experiment.
她推测出了实验的结果。
surmise something from something
用from引出推测依据。
Connections
Collocations
- mere surmise
- 纯属推测；仅仅是猜测
- His conclusion is mere surmise, not fact.他的结论纯属推测，并非事实。
- idle surmise
- 无根据的猜测；瞎猜
- Their accusations are based on idle surmise.他们的指控基于无端的猜测。
- vague surmise
- 模糊的猜测；隐约的推测
- I had a vague surmise that the plan might fail.我隐约猜测这个计划可能会失败。
- wild surmise
- 大胆的猜测；异想天开的推测
- The discovery filled them with wild surmise.这一发现让他们充满了大胆的猜测。
- on the surmise that
- 基于……的推测；假定……
- They went to the harbor on the surmise that the ship had arrived.他们前往港口，推测那艘船已经到达了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到surmise开头的sur，可联想sure（确定），但词义却是证据不足时的猜测——心里不sure，只好surmise。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学或学术讨论 作为名词，surmise 通常出现在正式或书面语境中，表示基于薄弱证据的猜测或推测；在日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
Often used in formal contexts; e.g., 'It is a mere surmise.'
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 surmise 的名词读音 /ˈsɜːmaɪz/ 完全押韵。注意这些拼写相似的词：demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ 与 compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ 末尾均含 /maɪz/，但重音和元音与 surmise 不同；surprise /səˈpraɪz/ 的 -prise 读 /praɪz/；premise /ˈprɛmɪs/ 和 promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ 的 -mise 读 /mɪs/；exercise /ˈɛksəsaɪz/ 的 -cise 读 /saɪz/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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