estimate
英 ['estɪmeɪt]
美 ['ɛstə,met]
- vi. 估計，估價
- n. 估計，估價；判斷，看法
- vt. 估計，估量；判斷，評價
助記提示
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
中文詞源
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.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句