a rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something 估计;估算;预算;概算 estimations of protein concentrations. 对蛋白质浓度的估计。 ■[usu. in sing.]a judgement of the worth or character of someone or something 评价;判断 the pop star rose in my estimation. 这名流行歌曲歌星的成名在我预料之中。
语源
late Middle English (originally in the sense 'comprehension, intuition', also 'valuing, a valuation'): from Latin aestimatio(n-), from aestimare 'determine, appraise' (see estimate)