"I guess it just proves that in America anyone can be president."
——Gerald Ford
「我的猜测证明了在美国,人人也能当总统。」
——杰拉尔德·福特
一、你知道guess有几种含义吗?
n.
猜测;推测 [C] an attempt to give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right
Make a guess at the answer.
猜一下答案。
v.
1.猜测,推测 [I,T] to try and give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts
I can guess what will happen next.
我能推测出接着会发生什么事。
2.猜出,猜着,猜中 [I,T] to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts
I guessed his thoughts.
我猜着了他的想法。
3.想,认为 [I,T] to suppose that sth is true or likely
I guess you do get wiser as you get older.
我想你年纪越大,真是变得越聪明。
二、还有哪些单词能表示和guess类似的意思呢?
assume, presume, suppose, guess, postulate
这些动词均含为“假设,猜想,推测”之意。assume指有很少或完全无根据的武断推测或不合逻辑的推理。presume侧重以过去经验或根据现实的某些感觉把某事认定为是事实。suppose常用词,意义较广泛,指缺乏确切事实,根据一些现象进行的推测,也可指为论证而提出合乎逻辑推理的某种假定,有时仅表示自己的意见。guess常用词,指毫无根据仅凭个人主观臆断或碰运气的猜测。postulate指为证实一个理论的正确性而进行的假设。
三、接下来,做个小测试吧
I we'll leave now.
我想我们现在该走了。