/ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/· v.
科学/科研/医疗B1
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Chinese meaning
低估
估计得过低
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科学界过去低估了脑细胞的计算能力
Example
Neuroscientists have vastly underestimated brain cells’ computing power
神经科学家们大大低估了脑细胞的计算能力。
Source: Scientific American · 13 Aug 2026
Background ✎
新研究发现，每个神经元能靠成百上千个分支同时完成多重运算，远超此前的认知。
Roots · etymology
由前缀 under- 加 estimate 构成
- under-(不足、偏低)+ estimate(估计)
Collocations
- vastly underestimate / underestimate the power of / notoriously underestimated
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