surmise

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v. infer from incomplete evidence

n. 推测, 猜测
v. 推测, 臆测

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surmise 由前缀 sur- 和动词 mise 组成。 sur- 意为“在上面”，而 mise 源于法语，意为“放置”。整体意思可理解为“放在心上”，指的是一种猜测或推测。

例句

1. I can only surmise what happened based on the clues I found.

我只能根据我找到的线索推测发生了什么。

2. She didn't say anything, but I could surmise that she was upset.

她没有说任何话，但我可以推测她很不高兴。

3. The detective began to surmise that the case was more complicated than it seemed.

侦探开始推测这个案件比看起来要复杂得多。