estimate

英 ['est?me?t] 美['?st?,met]

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復數:?estimates;第三人稱單數:?estimates;過去式:?estimated;過去分詞:?estimated;現在分詞:?estimating;

1. estimate <===> esteem.
2. 最多愛幾個同學.
3. estimated to be 據估計是……
4. It's estimated that 據估計

estimate 估計

來自拉丁語aestimare, 估計，評估，判定價值，來自aes, 銅，詞源同ore, -tim, 砍，切，詞源同anatomy. 比較同源詞esteem.

estimate (n.): 1560s, "valuation," from Latin aestimatus "determine the value of," figuratively "to value, esteem," verbal noun from aestimare (see esteem (v.)). Earlier in sense "power of the mind" (mid-15c.). Meaning "approximate judgment" is from 1580s. As a builder's statement of projected costs, from 1796.
estimate (v.): 1530s, "appraise the worth of," from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare "to value, appraise" (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "form an approximate notion" is from 1660s. Related: Estimated; estimates; estimating.

1. Its own estimate of three hundred tallies with that of another survey.: 其估計數目300與另一項調查的結果相吻合。

2. A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about ￡22,000.: 到目前為止，這筆賬單保守估計大約為2.2萬英鎊。

3. At least one estimate puts the total tab at $7 million.: 至少有一個估價把總數定在了700萬美元。

4. I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500.: 我估計治療費用總共會有12,500美元。

5. I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate of his grandson's capabilities.: 我對他孫子的能力的判斷還不算太離譜。