Word · Frequency #18427
surmising
猜测；推测；臆测
surmising is the present participle of surmise.
to imagine or suspect something without strong evidence; to conjecture
- 1.
To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
想象或怀疑；推测；基于有争议的前提作出假定。
想象或怀疑；推测；基于有争议的前提作出假定。；推测；臆测
In use
From the muddy footprints, I surmised that someone had entered through the back door.
She surmised that the meeting would be cancelled because of the heavy snow.
We can only surmise what happened after the lights went out.
surmise that + clause
The police surmised that the robber had escaped through the window.
警方推测抢劫犯是从窗户逃走的。
surmise sth from sth
We can only surmise the cause of the accident from the scattered debris.
我们只能从散落的碎片推测事故的原因。
Verb forms
base surmise · third person surmises · -ing surmising · past surmised · past participle surmised
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
My surmise is that he will arrive late.I surmise that he will arrive late.
将surmise误用作名词，而surmise通常作动词使用，表示‘推测’。正确用法是直接以surmise作谓语动词，后接that从句。
I surmise him to be the best candidate.I surmise that he is the best candidate.
错误地使用了‘surmise + 宾语 + 不定式’的结构。surmise通常不接这种结构，正确的搭配是‘surmise that + 从句’。
Connections
Collocations
- surmise that
- 推测；猜度
- I surmise that she will not accept the offer.我推测她不会接受这个提议。
- surmise from
- 从…中推测
- We surmised from his silence that he disagreed.我们从他的沉默中推测他不同意。
- can only surmise
- 只能猜测
- Without more evidence, we can only surmise what caused the fire.没有更多证据，我们只能猜测火灾的原因。
- safely surmise
- 有把握地推测
- We may safely surmise that the figures will improve.我们有把握地推测这些数据会有所改善。
- difficult to surmise
- 难以推测
- Her true intentions are difficult to surmise.她的真实意图难以推测。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
surmise ≈ sur(上)+mise(放)：把没有依据的想法‘放上台面’当作猜测——surmise 即‘推测’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、academic discussion surmise 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示基于不完整证据的推测；日常口语中较少见，更常用 guess 或 suppose。
Grammar Note
通常用于推测，后接from
Pronunciation & Spelling
surmise 的词尾 -mise 在发音上对应 /maɪz/，与 demise、advise、wise、surprise 末尾的 /aɪz/ 相同；注意 compromise 虽同样拼作 -mise，但重音在首音节，promise 的 -mise 读 /mɪs/，二者都与 surmise 发音不同。
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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