estimation

noun

OPAL W

/ˌestɪˈmeɪʃn/

(formal)

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[singular] a judgement or opinion about the value or quality of somebody/something
- Who is the best candidate in your estimation?
- Since he left his wife he's certainly gone down in my estimation (= I have less respect for him).
- She went up in my estimation (= I have more respect for her) when I discovered how much charity work she does.
- In my estimation, you've done a good job.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + estimation
- go up in
- rise in
- go down in
- …
preposition
- in somebody’s estimation
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[countable] a judgement about the levels or quantity of something
- Estimations of our total world sales are around 50 million.

Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘comprehension, intuition’, also ‘valuing, a valuation’): from Latin aestimatio(n-), from aestimare ‘determine, appraise’ (see estimate).

单词	estimation
释义	estimation noun OPAL W /ˌestɪˈmeɪʃn/ /ˌestɪˈmeɪʃn/ (formal) jump to other results [singular] a judgement or opinion about the value or quality of somebody/something Who is the best candidate in your estimation? Since he left his wife he's certainly gone down in my estimation (= I have less respect for him). She went up in my estimation (= I have more respect for her) when I discovered how much charity work she does. In my estimation, you've done a good job. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + estimation go up in rise in go down in … preposition in somebody’s estimation See full entry [countable] a judgement about the levels or quantity of something Estimations of our total world sales are around 50 million. Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘comprehension, intuition’, also ‘valuing, a valuation’): from Latin aestimatio(n-), from aestimare ‘determine, appraise’ (see estimate).
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