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con·jec·ture AHD[kən-jĕkʹchər] D.J.[kənˈdʒektʃə]K.K.[kənˈdʒɛktʃɚ]n.(名词)- Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.推测:基于非结论性的或不完全的证据作出的推论或判断;猜测
- A statement, an opinion, or a conclusion based on guesswork:猜想:基于猜测的声明、观点或结论:The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.时事评论家对下一次选举结果做了许多推论
v.(动词)con.jec.tured, con.jec.tur.ing, con.jec.tures v.tr.(及物动词)- To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess.猜测:根据非结论性的证据所作的推测;猜测
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To make a conjecture.做出推测
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin coniectūra 源自 拉丁语 coniectūra
- from coniectus [past participle of] conicere [to infer] 源自 coniectus conicere的过去分词 [推测]
- com- [com-] com- [前缀,表“和”]
- iacere [to throw] * see yē- iacere [投掷] * 参见 yē-
conjecʹturable adj.(形容词)conjecʹturably adv.(副词)conjecʹturer n.(名词)conjecture, surmise, guess, speculate, infer- These verbs mean to reach a conclusion or judgment on the basis of uncertain evidence.这些动词都表示基于不确定证据而作出结论或推断。
- Conjecture implies the formation of a conclusion without sufficient evidence: Conjecture 没有足够的证据就作出结论: It was impossible to conjecture from the expression on his face what his reaction was.从他脸上的表情来猜测他的反应是不可能的。
- Surmise suggests a conclusion reached by intuition or by interpretation of slender evidence: Surmise 暗指通过直觉或通过对少量证据的解释而得出的结论: He was afraid she might surmise the truth.他担心她可能会猜出真相。
- Guess implies an inference drawn in a haphazard mannerand suggests substantial grounds for doubt: Guess 指以假设的方式得出推论,暗示怀疑的实质缘由: We can only guess what will happen next.我们只能猜测将会发生什么。
- Speculate stresses a process of reasoning based on inconclusive evidence: Speculate 强调基于非结论性证据作出的推理过程: Scientists speculate on the origin of the universe.科学家们猜测宇宙的起源。
- Infer involves reasoning from evidence about which some doubt may be but is not necessarily suggested: Infer 指基于一些可能有疑问的证据而进行的推理: She quickly inferred from what I said that I had not heard the news. 她从我说的话中很快推断出我还没有得知这一消息
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