当てずっぽう

あてずっぽう【当てずっぽう】

guesswork

〖U〗 当てずっぽう(の意見・判断)

by (pure) guesswork (全くの)当てずっぽうで

*shot

〖C〗〔…に対する〕当て推量， 当てずっぽう〔at〕

make a bad shot at the answer 当てずっぽうで答えて間違う

a shot in the dark

［しばしば just ［only］ の後で］ 当て推量， 当てずっぽう

random guess

〖C〗.

▲Don't guess wildly. 当てずっぽうはやめよ.

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あてずっぽう【当てずっぽう】

a rough-and-ready [random] guess; guesswork; a hit-and-miss [hit-or-miss] business; 《米》 《口》 a horseback guess.

●当てずっぽうで by guesswork; as a shot in the dark; at random; 《文》 at a venture

・当てずっぽうでうまく言い当てる make a lucky guess 《at…》; guess right

・彼女の職業を当てずっぽうで言ってみたが当たらなかった. I tried to guess what her job was, but failed [missed the mark].

●当てずっぽうに答える answer off the top of one's head (without proper evidence); make a (wild) guess at the answer

・どのケーキがおいしいのかわからないので, 「これ」と当てずっぽうに指さして選んだ. She didn't know which of the cakes would be nicest, so she just pointed to one at random, and said “That one.”

●当てずっぽうを言う guess 《at…》; make a guess 《at…》; try a shot in the dark; 《文》 hazard a conjecture.