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词汇 conjecture
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conjecture

noun
/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/
/kənˈdʒektʃər/
(formal)
  1. [countable] an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing猜测;推测 synonym guess
    • The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report.新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2, Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • just
    • mere
    preposition
    • conjecture about
    • conjecture as to
    phrases
    • a matter for conjecture
    • open to conjecture
  2. [uncountable] the act of forming an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge揣测;臆测
    • What was going through the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture.凶手当时心里是怎样想的,这个问题只能由人们去推测了。
    see also guessworkTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • just
    • mere
    preposition
    • conjecture about
    • conjecture as to
    phrases
    • a matter for conjecture
    • open to conjecture
  3. 词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘to divine’ and ‘divination’): from Old French, or from Latin conjectura, from conicere ‘put together in thought’, from con- ‘together’ + jacere ‘throw’.

conjecture

verb
/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/
/kənˈdʒektʃər/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they conjecture
/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/
/kənˈdʒektʃər/
he / she / it conjectures
/kənˈdʒektʃəz/
/kənˈdʒektʃərz/
past simple conjectured
/kənˈdʒektʃəd/
/kənˈdʒektʃərd/
past participle conjectured
/kənˈdʒektʃəd/
/kənˈdʒektʃərd/
-ing form conjecturing
/kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/
/kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/
  1. to form an opinion about something even though you do not have much information on it猜测;推测 synonym guess
    • conjecture (about something) We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind.我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。
    • conjecture what/how, etc… We can only conjecture what was in the killer’s mind我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。
    • conjecture that… He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.他推测人口在十年后可能会增加一倍。
    • conjecture something She conjectured the existence of a completely new species.她推测有一个全新物种存在。
    • be conjectured to be/have/do something The remains are conjectured to be thousands of years old.据推测,这些古迹有几千年的历史。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘to divine’ and ‘divination’): from Old French, or from Latin conjectura, from conicere ‘put together in thought’, from con- ‘together’ + jacere ‘throw’.
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