surmise
verb[T]
formaluk/səˈmaɪz/us/sɚˈmaɪz/toguesssomething, without having much or anyproof:
推测,猜测,臆测[+ (that)]Thepolicesurmise(that)therobbershavefledthecountry.据警方推测,抢劫犯已经逃离了这个国家。
Synonyms
conjectureformal
hypothesizeformal
speculate(GUESS)
theorize
to guess
- guessGuess who called yesterday?
- estimateThey estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks.
- divineMum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly.
- surmiseFrom the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened.
- conjectureIt would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity.
- speculateA spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash.
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as muchidiom
- conjecture
- consider
- deem
- draw
- fall
- guess
- hazard
- hypothesize
- jump
- jump to conclusionsidiom
- mark
- marksomeonedown assomething
- misjudge
- presume
- presumptive
- presuppose
- speculate
- think ofsomething
surmise
noun[CorU]
formaluk/səˈmaɪz/us/sɚˈmaɪz/aguess:
推测,猜测,臆测My surmiseturnedout to beright.最后证实我的推测是正确的。
Thearticleispuresurmise andinnuendo.这篇文章完全是在主观臆测、含沙射影。
Synonyms
conjecture
hypothesis
speculation
theory
Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the darkidiom
- approximation
- assumption
- bet
- conjecture
- counterfactual
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- misestimation
- overestimate
- overestimation
- preception
- preconception
- proposition
- re-estimate
- sneaking
- speculation
- speculatively
- supposition