| 释义 |
con·jec·ture /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
1. 推测，猜测；推测的结果
make no reasonable conjecture 没作出任何合乎情理的推测
take conjecture on his eventual fate 就他的最终命运进行猜测
What he said was pure conjecture. 他所说的纯属猜测。
He made several conjectures about where his son might be. 他就他儿子可能在何处作了好些猜测。
2. (在校勘时的)揣摩；揣摩出来的文本
3. 〈古〉(对迹象、预兆、梦等的)解说，占卜
II ❶ vt.
1. 推测出，猜测出；对…作推测，对…作猜测
The old man conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老人猜测这个冬天将会异常寒冷。
2. (在校勘时)揣摩出
❷ vi.
推测，猜测
The newspaper conjectured as to the reasons for the sudden change in policy. 报纸就政策突然改变的原因进行了猜测。
[<L conjectūra an assembling of facts < conjicere to throw together, guess < jacere to throw] |