surmise
- suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
- a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
verb: surmise, 3rd person present: surmises, gerund or present participle: surmising, past tense: surmised, past participle: surmised
noun: surmise, plural noun: surmises
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it he surmised that something must be wrong ‘I don't think they're locals,’ she surmised
名詞
- 1. a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed all these observations remain surmise
- 更多解釋
- suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it: he surmised that something must be wrong “I don't think they're locals,” she surmised
- a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it: Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed all these observations remain surmise
Oxford American Dictionary