no obj.［usu. with clause］
- suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it猜想; 臆测：
he surmised that something must be wrong
他猜想肯定有什么地方出了差错
with direct speech 'I don't think they're locals,' she surmised.“我想他们不是本地人,"她推测说。
- a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it猜想; 推测：
Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed
查尔斯很高兴他的推测得到了证实
mass noun all these observations remain surmise.所有这些评论都仍然只是猜想。
词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'formal allegation' and 'allege formally'）： from Anglo-Norman French and Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre 'accuse', from late Latin supermittere 'put in afterwards', from super- 'over' + mittere 'send'.