deem /ˈdim/
 (vt.)(vi.)認為,相信


 Deem v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deemed p. pr. & vb. n. Deeming.]
 1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]
    Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree.   --Chaucer.
 2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard.
    For never can I deem him less him less than god.   --Dryden.


 Deem, v. i.
 1. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose.
 And deemest thou as those who pore,
 With aged eyes, short way before?   --Emerson.
 2. To pass judgment. [Obs.]


 Deem, n. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.]

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 deem
      v : keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for
          granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be
          self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn:
          hold, view as, take for]