推测
tuīcè
to infer, to speculate
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 根据现有的线索,我们可以推测出真相。Based on the available clues, we can infer the truth.
- 这只是我的推测,没有证据。This is just my guess; there is no evidence.
Collocations
推测原因大胆推测合理推测据此推测
Mnemonic
推 tuī "to deduce" + 测 cè "to gauge": to deduce and gauge, i.e. to infer, to speculate. 测 has the water radical 氵. ① a verb ② a noun "conjecture". 据此推测 = to infer from this. Opposite of 确定 (to confirm).
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