| 单词 | best guess |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbest guess best guess n. originally U.S. a guess that is based on all the knowledge someone has, and is therefore as close to being correct as he or she can make it; the most likely deduction given the available information; (cf. educated guess n. at educated adj. and n. Compounds). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > a conjecture, guess > based on knowledge and experience educated guess1869 best guess1877 1877 11th Rep. Superintendent Public Instr. Illinois 1875–1976 221 I wish every person who reads this page would shut the book and mark in figures his best guess of the number of words..misspelled. 1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 70 Perhaps the best guess is that they [sc. the craters of the moon] mark the impact of meteorites. 1988 S. Barry Engine of Owl-Light in D. Bolger Picador Bk. Contemp. Irish Fiction (1994) 435 Johnnie kept his shell-blue cap on at all times, because you could see, Moll, that there was no hair to slip down from under it, and the best guess was that he was bald. 2008 New Scientist 22 Nov. 5/2 If current trials prove its worth,..people can slash their risk of catching HIV..by taking one pill a day... The best guess is that it could cut the infection rate by about two-thirds. < as lemmas |
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