conjecture 音标拼音: [kəndʒ'ɛktʃɚ] [kəndʒ'ɛkʃɚ]
n . 推测,猜想,揣摩
vt .
vi . 推测,猜想,揣摩
推测,猜想,揣摩推测,猜想,揣摩
conjecture 推测 猜测
conjecture n 1 :
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (
usually with little hard evidence );
"
speculations about the outcome of the election "; "
he dismissed it as mere conjecture " [
synonym : {
speculation },
{
conjecture }]
2 :
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [
synonym : {
guess }, {
conjecture }, {
supposition }, {
surmise },
{
surmisal }, {
speculation }, {
hypothesis }]
3 :
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence v 1 :
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds ;
"
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps "
[
synonym : {
speculate }, {
theorize }, {
theorise }, {
conjecture },
{
hypothesize }, {
hypothesise }, {
hypothecate }, {
suppose }]
Conjecture \
Con *
jec "
ture \ (;
135 ?),
n . [
L .
conjectura ,
fr .
conjicere ,
conjectum ,
to throw together ,
infer ,
conjecture ;
con -
jacere to throw :
cf .
F .
conjecturer .
See {
Jet }
a shooting forth .]
An opinion ,
or judgment ,
formed on defective or presumptive evidence ;
probable inference ;
surmise ;
guess ;
suspicion .
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1913 Webster ]
He [
Herodotus ]
would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature . --
Whewell .
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Conjectures ,
fancies ,
built on nothing firm . --
Milton .
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Conjecture \
Con *
jec "
ture \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Conjectured };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Conjecturing }.] [
Cf .
F .
conjecturer .
Cf .
{
Conject }.]
To arrive at by conjecture ;
to infer on slight evidence ;
to surmise ;
to guess ;
to form ,
at random ,
opinions concerning .
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1913 Webster ]
Human reason can then ,
at the best ,
but conjecture what will be . --
South .
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1913 Webster ]
Conjecture \
Con *
jec "
ture \,
v .
i .
To make conjectures ;
to surmise ;
to guess ;
to infer ;
to form an opinion ;
to imagine .
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1913 Webster ]
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conjecture ":
assume ,
assumption ,
axiom ,
believe ,
blind guess ,
bold conjecture ,
conceive ,
conclude ,
deem ,
estimate ,
expect ,
fancy ,
feel ,
gather ,
give a guess ,
glean ,
guess ,
guesswork ,
hazard a conjecture ,
hunch ,
hypothesis ,
imagine ,
infer ,
inference ,
judge ,
perhaps ,
postulate ,
postulation ,
postulatum ,
premise ,
presume ,
presumption ,
presupposal ,
presupposition ,
pretend ,
proposition ,
risk assuming ,
rough guess ,
set of postulates ,
shot ,
speculation ,
stab ,
supposal ,
suppose ,
supposing ,
supposition ,
surmise ,
suspect ,
take for granted ,
tentatively suggest ,
thesis ,
think ,
unverified supposition ,
venture a guess ,
wild guess ,
working hypothesis
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CONJECTURE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster To conjecture is to make an educated guess rather than a stab in the dark; it involves piecing together bits of information to come to a plausible conclusion, as in “scientists conjecturing about the cause of the disease ”
CONJECTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CONJECTURE definition: 1 a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof: 2 to guess, based on the… Learn more
CONJECTURE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Conjecture definition: the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof See examples of CONJECTURE used in a sentence
Conjecture - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Can you guess what conjecture means? It's a word to use when you are not sure of something and have to "guess or surmise "
Conjecture - definition of conjecture by The Free Dictionary conjecture - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
CONJECTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary When you conjecture, you form an opinion or reach a conclusion on the basis of information that is not certain or complete
conjecture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of conjecture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
conjecture - Wiktionary, the free dictionary conjecture (countable and uncountable, plural conjectures) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess
Conjecture Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The criminal's motive remains a matter of conjecture [=people can only guess about the criminal's motive; no one knows the criminal's motive]