conjecture

名词 conjecture:

1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
   同义词：speculation
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
   同义词：guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

动词 conjecture:

1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
   同义词：speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose

1. The general conjectures that the enemy will launch an attack against us this night.
   将军推测说敌人将于今天晚上突袭我们。
2. He didn't know the fact; what he said was pure conjecture.
   他并不知道实情，他说的纯属猜测。

con.jec.ture

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：
例句：
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

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin coniectôra
源自 拉丁语 coniectôra
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 yô-
iacere [投掷] *参见 yô-

【引伸】
conjec.turable
adj.（形容词）
conjec.turably
adv.（副词）
conjec.turer
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>conjecture,surmise,guess,speculate,inferThese 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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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