estimation

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es·ti·ma·tion /ˌestəˈmeɪʃən/ AWL noun

1 [singular]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT a judgment or opinion about someone or something 判断，评价，看法

in somebody’s estimation

In your estimation, who’s going to win?

据你的判断，谁会赢？

go up/come down in somebody’s estimation (=be respected or admired more or less by someone) 在某人心目中的地位提高/降低

2 [countableC] a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something 〔对价值、大小、数量等的〕估计

Estimations of total world sales are around the 50 million mark.

全球的总销售额估计在5,000万左右。

Examples from the Corpus

estimation• Emphasis should be given to practical activities involving measurement and estimation.• I had not shone at school but I believed that I could do better than their lowly estimation of my capability.• He is a total genius, in my estimation.• They must be ascribed the status due to calculations which contain a large element of estimation.• Still, if it helped to restore his own estimation of himself, let him think otherwise.• To aid the estimation of moving costs, we will assume that each room is of average size.• The same explanatory variable set was used in the estimation.

From Longman Business Dictionary

estimationes·ti·ma·tion /ˌestəˈmeɪʃən/ noun [countableC]

1your opinion of the value, nature etc of someone or something

His skills and abilities make him, in my estimation, an ideal candidate for the board of governors.

2a calculation of what the value, size, amount etc of something will probably beSYN ESTIMATE

The agriculture department’s report contains estimations of higher pork production to come.

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