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A guesstimate is a number you give when you do not really have the facts, so you guess and estimate at the same time. It is rougher than a careful estimate, but it is not a wild shot in the dark either — you are using a little knowledge and a little guessing. People use it as a noun (a guesstimate) and as a verb (to guesstimate). It is informal and a bit playful; the blend is meant to sound honest about how shaky the number is. You might hear it among friends, in offices, in planning meetings. In a school paper or a serious report, people usually write estimate and then say it is rough.
粗估、瞎估(口語;正式場合仍說「估計」)
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
guesstimatenoun/ˈɡɛs.tə.mət/
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informalAn estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
- Near-synonym: educated guess
- I'm not sure how many people were at the festival. My best guesstimate is 50,000.
guesstimateverb/ˈɡɛs.təˌmeɪt/
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To make a guesstimate.
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To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。