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conjecture

con·jec·ture1 /kənˈdʒektʃə $ -ər/ noun formal  
1  [uncountableU]GUESS when you form ideas or opinions without having very much information to base them on 臆测，猜测
 What she said was pure conjecture.
她所说的纯属猜测。
 There has been some conjecture about a possible merger.
有人猜测公司可能会合并。
2  [countableC]GUESS an idea or opinion formed by guessing 推测，猜想的结果 SYN guess, hypothesis
 My results show that this conjecture was, in fact, correct.
我得到的结果证明这个猜想事实上是正确的。
—conjectural adjectiveadj
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conjecture• Significant advances will be marked by the confirmation of bold conjectures or the falsification of cautious conjectures.• If Cantor decided to wear it, his tumorigenesis theory would become just another discarded conjecture in the cancer field.• It is a mistake to regard the falsification of bold, highly falsifiable conjectures as the occasions of significant advance in science.• Initially this was scoffed at as farfetched conjecture, but gradually it has received grudging respect and empirical support.• It's a matter for conjecture who wrote the original text in the fifteenth century.• The unknown is always the most fearsome, opening out into wide areas of conjecture.• In the author's view the Lucas supply function comprises an arbitrarily concocted mishmash of conjectures and suppositions.• Jackson's political plans have been the subject of conjecture since he moved to Washington.• Any prediction about the bond markets, of course, is part conjecture.• The judge dismissed the evidence as pure conjecture.• You get the sense that, no matter what the outcome, everyone suffers from this kind of racial conjecture.
pure conjecture• It is pure conjecture on their part.
conjecture2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal  
GUESSto form an idea or opinion without having much information to base it on 推测，猜测 SYN guess
conjecture that
 It seems reasonable to conjecture that these conditions breed violence.
似乎有理由推断这些情况会引发暴力。
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conjecture• "Maybe Burt is jealous, " Isabelle conjectured.• The impact of this episode upon the efforts to change the style of services for mentally ill patients is hard to conjecture.• Very much the same story as I conjectured for Nosema in the flour beetle and for the fluke in the snail.• Ah, well! we may conjecture many things.• He conjectured that light itself might consist of such waves.• They conjecture that literacy plays a central part in this process.• It is widely conjectured that Stalin himself planned the murder of Kirov.• But Rennenkampf did not move and one can only conjecture why.
conjecture that• I conjecture that co-adapted meme-complexes evolve in the same kind of way as co-adapted gene-complexes.• He conjectured that light itself might consist of such waves.• They conjecture that literacy plays a central part in this process.• It is widely conjectured that Stalin himself planned the murder of Kirov.• Bergman conjectured that the tomb might date to the first centuries of our era.• Though statistics are lacking, it seems reasonable to conjecture that these conditions foster child abuse and neglect, even infanticide.• Deckard conjectured that what happened to Dave might happen to him.
Origin conjecture1
(1300-1400) Latin conjectura, from conicere “to throw together”, from com- ( → COM-) + jacere “to throw”
con·jec·ture1 nounconjecture2 verb
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TOEFL BNC: 14263 COCA: 14535
conjecture

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤pure純粹的猜測◇Whether the business will survive another ten years is pure conjecture.這家公司是否能再維持 10 年，現在只能揣測。➤just, mere, only不過是／純粹是／僅僅是猜測◇These are mere conjectures on our part.這些只不過是我方的猜測。PREPOSITION➤conjecture about, conjecture as to對於⋯的猜測◇There was a lot of conjecture as to the extent of her wealth.對於她有多少財富人們有很多猜測。PHRASES➤a matter for conjecture只能猜測的事情◇Whether she will run for a second term in office is a matter for conjecture.她是否會競選連任還只是推測。➤open to conjecture (especially BrE) 尚未決定
TOEFL BNC: 14263 COCA: 14535
conjecture noun
⇨ speculationconjecture verb
⇨ guess
TOEFL BNC: 14263 COCA: 14535
conjecture
Guesses and estimates: guess, estimate, speculation...
Not definite or based on fact: apparently, supposed, alleged...
To form an opinion, or to have an idea: measure, come up with, judge...

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