"surmise" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 猜測
• 推測

Definition

在沒有全部事實的情況下猜測某事；根據有限證據推測某事為真。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Surmise' 偏正式，常用於書面語或正式發言中。通常表示沒有確切證據（如 'I can only surmise'）。常與 that 子句搭配。日常對話中不如 'guess' 或 'suppose' 常見。

Examples

We can only surmise what happened last night.

我們只能**猜測**昨晚發生了什麼。

She surmised that the package was from her friend.

她**猜測**包裹是來自她的朋友。

Looking at the empty house, I surmised everyone had left.

看到空蕩蕩的房子，我**猜測**大家都走了。

From his expression, I surmised he wasn't happy with the results.

從他的表情，我**猜測**他對結果不滿意。

I can only surmise that the meeting was canceled, since no one showed up.

我只能**猜測**會議被取消了，因為沒有人來。

Without more information, we can only surmise what their real intentions are.

沒有更多資訊，我們只能**猜測**他們的真正意圖。