每日一词revol（每日一词41surmise）

surmise / səˈmaɪz / verb. [transitive ,  intransitive ] surmise(sth) | surmise(that)… | surmise what, where, etc… | speech

( formal) to guess or suppose sth using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing 推测；猜测 SYN conjecture

◆ From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色，我猜想他们之间发生了争执。

Noun. / ˈsɜːmaɪz/ [uncountable ,  countable ,  usually singular ]

( formal) a guess based on some facts that you know already 推测；猜测

• This is pure surmise on my part. 这纯粹是我的猜测。
• But you cannot prove either of these surmises to be correct. 但是, 这些揣测究竟是哪一种对, 却无法证实。

They attacked him in various ways — with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises