guesstimate

/ˈɡestɪmət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡestɪmət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈge-stə-mət/ (ame, mw)

guesstimate — noun

  • guesstimatesingular
  • guesstimatesplural

1. a rough number or figure you come up with by mixing the facts you have with a fa

1.名詞C1
釋義

a rough number or figure you come up with by mixing the facts you have with a fair amount of guessing, because you lack the full information needed for a proper calculation

例句

Mei-Ling offered a rough guesstimate of the crowd size at the concert.

collocation: rough guesstimate

Dmitri's guesstimate put the plumbing repair bill at around two thousand euros.

guesstimate + put [cost] at [amount]

同義詞
  • estimate

    more formal and suggests at least some data or method backs the figure

  • approximation

    more technical; common in maths and science, not informal

  • ballpark figure

    also informal, but specifically emphasises a broad range rather than a single number

反義詞

用法筆記

Commonly paired with adjectives like 'rough' or 'quick'; the word itself signals that the figure is not precise, so modifiers like 'exact' or 'accurate' sound unnatural with it.

常見錯誤

❌The engineer provided an exact guesstimate of the load capacity.
✅The engineer provided an exact estimate of the load capacity.
💡a guesstimate implies guesswork and missing data; calling it 'exact' contradicts its core meaning.