猜想

• 拼音: cāi xiǎng
• 汉字拆解: 猜 = to guess; 想 = 相 (mutual/appearance) + 心 (heart), meaning to think

含义

To guess; to conjecture; to suppose. Making an educated guess based on limited information.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: speculation, academic, everyday

语气: tentative

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal