estimation
英[estɪ'meɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɛstɪ'meʃən]
词态变化
复数: estimations;
助记提示
1. estimate => estim- + -ation.
2. => action of appraising, manner of judging, opinion.
英文词源
- estimation (n.)
- late 14c., "action of appraising; manner of judging; opinion," from Old French estimacion "evaluation, value; calculation, planning," from Latin aestimationem (nominative aestimatio) "a valuation," from past participle stem of aestimare "to value" (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "appreciation" is from 1520s. That of "process of forming an approximate notion" is from c. 1400.
双语例句
- 1. He has gone down considerably in my estimation.
- 我对他的评价已经一落千丈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Who is the best candidate in your estimation ?
- 你认为谁是最合适的人选？
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She is held in estimation by those who know her.
- 凡是认识她的人都很尊敬她.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. His arrogance lowered him in her estimation.
- 他的妄自尊大降低了他在她心目中的位置.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He stands high in public estimation.
- 公众对他的评价很高.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》