estimate
v./n. 估计
释义2：
estimate
/ 5estimeit /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of• 估计；判断 »the aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy. 目的是估计宏观经济政策对经济的影响。 »[with clause] it is estimated that smoking causes 100,000 premature deaths every year. 估计每年有100,000人由于吸烟而早逝。 »[as adj. estimated] an estimated cost of $1,000 million. 10亿美元的估计成本。◙ noun1. an approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something• 估计；估算；估价 »at a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used. 初步估计，员工正在重复利用四分之一用过的纸张。 a written statement indicating the likely price that will be charged for specified work or repairs• 概算，预算；估价单 »compare costs by getting estimates from at least two firms. 用至少两个公司的预算来比较其成本。 a judgement of the worth or character of someone or something• 评价；判断 »his high estimate of the poem. 他对这首诗的高度评价。【派生】
♦ estimative adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin aestimat- 'determined, appraised', from the verb aestimare. The noun originally meant 'intellectual ability, comprehension' (only in late Middle English), later 'valuing, a valuation' (compare with estimation). The verb originally meant 'to think well or badly of someone or something' (late 15th cent.), later 'regard as being, consider to be' (compare with esteem)
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