猜想

• 병음: cāi xiǎng
• 한자 분석: 猜 = to guess; 想 = 相 (mutual/appearance) + 心 (heart), meaning to think

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추측하다; (학술) 추측/가설

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: speculation, academic, everyday

어조: tentative

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal