surmise

Word family

sur·mise /səˈmaɪz $ sər-/ verb [transitiveT]

formalGUESS to guess that something is true, using the information you know already 推测，猜测，臆测

surmise that

When she came in, he didn’t look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.

他进来时低着头，因此她猜想他心情不好。

—surmise noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed.

查尔斯很高兴他的推测得到了证实。

Examples from the Corpus

surmise• Not more than a week old, Father Poole surmised.• Probably helping some official move, he surmised as he became absorbed in the activity.• And the first victims were not black, as you might surmise, but white men.• They are one and all friendly, kind and tolerant - largely I surmise by virtue of my wife and her approachability.• Maurice surmised it was from his aunt.• We sat still in the desolate space for several hours before we surmised that evidently we were free to go.• I could only surmise that she and Lila had met before.• One can only surmise that this arrangement was for the programming convenience of the television station which covered the matches.

surmise that• We could only surmise that alternative passages must have been worse.• Emma privately surmises that Dixon sent it, Mrs Weston that it is a gift from Knightley.• He surmised that every bird possesses a form of template upon which it tries different notes until it finds the correct ones.• Back in the bedroom, he surmised that he was high.• No one surmised that Pro Bowl candidates would be moving around like so many pieces on a huge chessboard.• I could only surmise that she and Lila had met before.• Because the molds used in making these cheeses have been long used, it is surmised that they are safe.• One can only surmise that this arrangement was for the programming convenience of the television station which covered the matches.

Origin surmise