猜想

• ピンイン: cāi xiǎng
• 漢字の分解: 猜 = to guess; 想 = 相 (mutual/appearance) + 心 (heart), meaning to think

意味

推測する／仮説する

Can be used both as a verb (to conjecture) and as a noun (a conjecture). In academic contexts, refers to hypotheses or conjectures (如哥德巴赫猜想). More thoughtful than 猜测, implying some reasoning behind the guess.

例文

1. 我猜想他可能是因为工作太忙才没来。
2. 科学家提出了一个大胆的猜想，但还需要验证。
3. 不要随意猜想别人的动机。

使い方ガイド

場面: speculation, academic, everyday

トーン: tentative

正しい言い方

• 我猜想事情没那么简单。(I suspect things aren't that simple.)
• 这只是一个猜想。(This is just a conjecture.)

避ける言い方

• 我猜想明天会下雨。(For weather predictions, use 估计 or 觉得 — 猜想 implies deeper speculation)

起源と歴史

猜 (to guess) + 想 (to think). A compound suggesting guessing combined with thinking or imagining.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal