surmise; infer; conjecture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to surmise; to infer; to conjecture
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts. It involves reasoning based on incomplete information or indirect evidence.
Tā她
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
nán难
yǐ以
cè测
duó度
。
Her thoughts are hard to fathom.
Gēn根
jù据
fēng风
xiàng向
cè测
duó度
，
jīn今
tiān天
bù不
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
。
Inferring from the wind direction, it won't rain today.
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Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
xū需
yào要
cóng从
líng零
suì碎
de的
shǐ史
liào料
zhōng中
cè测
duó度
gǔ古
dài代
shè社
huì会
de的
shēng生
huó活
zhuàng状
tài态
。
Historians need to infer the living conditions of ancient societies from fragmentary historical records.
Tā他
de的
zhēn真
shí实
yì意
tú图
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
gǎn敢
wàng妄
jiā加
cè测
duó度
。
We dare not recklessly speculate about his true intentions.