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underestimate
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🇺🇸 /ˈʌndɚˈɛstʌmˌeɪt/
underestimate 的核心意思是“估得过低”:可以指过低的估计,也可以指低估数量、价值、能力、重要性或事情的难度。
💡 记忆钩子
想象一把刻度偏低的尺子:用它量数字,就会把数量估少;用它看人或事情,就会把价值、能力或难度看轻。因此 underestimate 既是“过低的估计”,也是“低估、看轻”。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“低估数量或价值”这一核心,再扩展到“低估某人的能力”和“低估事情的难度”。
- 不要只把它理解成“价格估低”;它也常用于时间、需求、风险、能力和任务难度等抽象对象。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 过低的估计📖 指估出来的数量、价值或程度比实际情况低。它把“刻度偏低”的画面变成一个具体的估计结果。💡 常用句型是 an underestimate of + 名词,例如表示对需求、成本或人数估得过低。也可以用作表语,说明某个数字或判断低于实际情况。它通常强调结果,而不是谁进行了估计。The original cost estimate was a serious underestimate.最初的成本估计严重偏低。The survey was an underestimate of the true demand.这项调查低估了真实需求。
underestimates
plural
verb
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core 低估数量、价值或能力📖 指认为某人或某物的数量、价值、能力等低于实际水平。就像用偏低的刻度去测量,得到的结果少了或轻了。💡 常用句型是 underestimate + 人或事物,或 underestimate the value of + 名词。谈论人数、需求、成本和能力时都可以使用。不要把它只限于金钱价值,也不要和单纯的“估计”混用,因为它明确包含“估得过低”的意思。transitiveWe underestimated how many people would attend.我们低估了会有多少人参加。Never underestimate her ability to solve difficult problems.永远不要低估她解决难题的能力。
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common 低估重要性或难度📖 指把一个人、任务或情况想得不那么重要、不那么困难,结果发现实际比预想更有分量或更棘手。这仍然是把“刻度看低了”,只是对象从数量扩展到了判断和预期。💡 常用句型是 underestimate the difficulty of + 事情,或 underestimate + 任务、问题、对手等。谈论过去错误判断时常用过去时,表示后来发现事情比想象中难。不要把它理解为“没有估计”,而是已经作了判断,只是判断偏低。transitiveI underestimated how difficult the task would be.我低估了这项任务会有多难。
underestimates
present,singular,third-person
underestimating
participle,present
underestimated
participle,past
underestimated
past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 4 组
make too low an estimate of;
同义词集:
underestimate
underrate
he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
反义: overestimate, overrate
make a deliberately low estimate
同义词集:
lowball
underestimate
The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
上位: approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge
assign too low a value to
同义词集:
undervalue
underestimate
Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
反义: overestimate, overvalue
上位: value
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
同义词集:
underestimate
underestimation
underrating
underreckoning
上位: approximation, estimate, estimation, idea
🌳 词源
由 under-(不足、低于)和 estimate(估计)构成,字面上是“估得过低”。
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English estimate
English underestimate
From under- + estimate.
🔄 变式
underestimated
past
underestimates
plural
underestimating
present
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