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单词 conjecture
释义
conjecture
noun[CorU]
uk
/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/us
/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
aguessabout somethingbasedon how itseemsand not onproof:
推测；猜测；猜想；臆断
There's been a lot of conjecture in themediarecentlyaboutthemarriage.近期报纸上对这桩婚姻大加猜测。
Synonym
surmiseformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guesses and assumptions
  • a shot in the darkidiom
  • approximation
  • assumption
  • bet
  • counterfactual
  • educated guess
  • estimate
  • estimation
  • guess
  • overestimate
  • overestimation
  • preception
  • preconception
  • presumption
  • proposition
  • sneaking
  • speculation
  • speculatively
  • supposition
  • surmise
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conjecture
verb[I]
formal
uk
/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/us
/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
toguess,basedon theappearanceof asituationand not onproof:
推测；猜测，猜想；臆断
We'll neverknowexactlyhow shedied; we can only conjecture.我们永远也不会知道她究竟是怎么死的，只能猜测。
[+ that]He conjecturedthatthecompanywouldsoonbe infinancialtrouble.他推测该公司不久就会陷入财务危机。
Synonyms
hypothesizeformal
speculate
suppose
surmiseformal
theorize
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to guess
  • guessGuess who called yesterday?
  • estimateThey estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks.
  • divineMum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly.
  • surmiseFrom the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened.
  • conjectureIt would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity.
  • speculateA spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
  • approximate
  • as muchidiom
  • consider
  • deem
  • delusional
  • draw
  • fall
  • guess
  • hypothesize
  • jump
  • jump to conclusionsidiom
  • mark
  • marksomeonedown assomething
  • misjudge
  • misjudgment
  • presume
  • presuppose
  • speculate
  • surmise
  • think ofsomething
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Related word

conjectural
(Definition ofconjecturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

conjecture| American Dictionary

conjecture
noun[C/U]
us
/kənˈdʒek·tʃər/
anopinionorjudgmentthat is notbasedonproof; aguess:
[U]Whatlaybehind thedecisionisopento conjecture.

conjecture

verb[I/T]us
/kənˈdʒek·tʃər/
[+ that clause]Someemployeesconjecture that it was a money-savingmove.
(Definition ofconjecturefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconjecture

conjecture
In this paper, we are concerned with proving such inductive conjectures automatically.
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We prove that this follows from the standard conjectures.
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The specific conjectures to be outlined can probably be underpinned by more fundamental features of which they are the implications.
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Finally, the conjectures developed in this article depend on the theoretical assumptions that both regulatory competition and regulatory cooperation lead to the convergence of policies.
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The conjectures are easy to verify in lower dimension.
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All the conjectures of this section will be the subject of future papers.
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In section 4.2 we conjectured that significant benefits might accrue from incorporating an enumeration/evaluation measure into a psychological learning model.
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However, the "evidence" behind his conjectures proves to be quite thin upon careful examination.
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Several remarks throughout the text and in the concluding 8 address open problems and related conjectures.
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Adoption of new terms, structured to invoke such (conjectured) forward movement, mandated remaining in the speculative realm of hypotheses.
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Nonetheless, we see three conjectures explaining why the code is more compact and more elegant.
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On the basis of the articles contained in this issue, one may hesitantly advance some conjectures about causes of scientific style.
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A cause that is conjectured ought to be such, that, if it really does exist, it will produce the effect.
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We conjectured two states of fiscal policy: a crash diet and a permanent weight loss.
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Different fields of environmental policy can be used to test the various conjectures made in this article.
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