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Chinese dictionary
v.infer; conjecture
因为我们没有事实,所以只能推测。
We can only conjecture since we have no facts.
人们纷纷推测她将辞职。
There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
推测未来总是很难的。
It's always hard to speculate about the future.
证实推测
confirm the conjecture
推测不出
be unable to infer
这一切不过是推测而已。
All of this is nothing but conjecture.
根据推测
by inference
无从推测
have no way of inferring
推测后果
calculate the effect
猿人化石可以帮助我们推测猿人的生活情况。
The fossil remains of apemen can help us infer how they lived.
Word usage
- Note"推测" is different from "猜测" and "猜想". "推测" must be well-founded; "猜测" and "猜想" mostly refer to estimation based on subjective imagination, not mentioning the basis.