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surmise n.推测，猜测；v.推测 surmise (v.) c.1400, in law, "to charge, allege," from Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre "to accuse," from sur- "upon" (see sur- (1)) + mettre "put," from Latin mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "to infer conjecturally" is recorded from 1700, from the noun. Related: Surmised; surmising.surmise (n.) early 15c., legal, "a charge, a formal accusation," from Old French surmise "accusation," noun use of past participle of surmettre (see surmise (v.)). Meaning "inference, guess" is first found in English 1580s.Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken;Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien.[Keats] 【记】sure 肯定 + miss 过错，失败，猜测肯定会失败；sur sub + miss 想念，下面想，暗地里想→猜测【相关】premise 假定，promise 允诺

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['sə:maiz] 【英】 n.推测，猜测(conjec ture);v.推测(infer on slight ground)【记】 sur(下面)+mise(放) →放下想法→推测【例】 surmise sb's thoughts n. /v. 推测(没有充分的决定性的证据) = conjecture【记】sur下面, mise放－放下想法－推测

单词	surmise
音标	['sə:maiz]
解释	n.推测，猜测；v.推测
红宝书	【英】 n.推测，猜测(conjec ture);v.推测(infer on slight ground) 【记】 sur(下面)+mise(放) →放下想法→推测【例】 surmise sb's thoughts
字源	surmise (v.) c.1400, in law, "to charge, allege," from Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre "to accuse," from sur- "upon" (see sur- (1)) + mettre "put," from Latin mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "to infer conjecturally" is recorded from 1700, from the noun. Related: Surmised; surmising. surmise (n.) early 15c., legal, "a charge, a formal accusation," from Old French surmise "accusation," noun use of past participle of surmettre (see surmise (v.)). Meaning "inference, guess" is first found in English 1580s. Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien. [Keats]
不择手段背单词	n. /v. 推测(没有充分的决定性的证据) = conjecture 【记】sur下面, mise放－放下想法－推测
趣味全助记	【记】sure 肯定 + miss 过错，失败，猜测肯定会失败；sur sub + miss 想念，下面想，暗地里想→猜测【相关】premise 假定，promise 允诺

Surmise Charge French Past Participle Surmettre Sur Meaning