揆kuí[书] Ⅰ (推测揣度) conjecture; guess; estimate: ~ 其本意, 或非如此。 That presumably was not his original intention. Ⅱ (准则; 道理) principle; standard ◆揆度 investigate and consider; observe and estimate; estimate; conjecture; 揆情度理 consider all the bearings of a case — weigh the pros and cons; considering the circumstances and judging by common sense; make an intelligent appraisal of the situation; take all things into consideration; measured or weighed by reason and common practice |