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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sur·mise /səˈmaɪz $ sər-/ verb [transitive]  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 [countable, uncountable] Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed. 查尔斯很高兴他的推测得到了证实。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
surmiseNot 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 thatWe 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 (1500-1600) Old French past participle of surmetre to accuse, from Latin supermettere to throw on, from mittere to send
sur·mise verbChineseSyllable
Corpus true, that guess is to something


surmise
surmise /səˈmaɪz $ sər-/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Old French
 Origin: past participle of surmetre 'to accuse', from Latin supermettere 'to throw on', from mittere 'to send'
formal to guess that something is true, using the information you know already
    surmise that
    When he came in, he didn’t look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.
—surmise noun [uncountable and countable]:
    Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed.


sur·mise verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they surmise BrE /səˈmaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /sərˈmaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it surmises BrE /səˈmaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /sərˈmaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple surmised BrE /səˈmaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /sərˈmaɪzd/ 🔊past participle surmised BrE /səˈmaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /sərˈmaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form surmising BrE /səˈmaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /sərˈmaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊BrE /səˈmaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /sərˈmaɪz/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) | ~ (that) | ~ what, where, etc. | + speech (formal) to guess or suppose sth using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing 推测;猜测 SYN conjecture From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色,我猜想他们之间发生了争执。🔊🔊
sur·mise nounBrE /ˈsɜːmaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɜːrmaɪz/ 🔊 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal) a guess based on some facts that you know already 推测;猜测This is pure surmise on my part. 这纯粹是我的猜测。🔊🔊