| 单词 | conjecture |
| 释义 | conjecture (once / 399 pages) vn 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." You can see how the word conjecture means that you create a theory or opinion about something without basing it in fact because the original definition of conjecture, from Old French, is "interpretation of signs and omens." Since signs and omens are pretty subjective, it makes sense that the word would then move to its current meaning. However, even though it only seems like weather reports are conjectures, they are actually based on evidence! WORD FAMILYconjecture: conjectural, conjectured, conjectures, conjecturing+/conjectural: conjecturally USAGE EXAMPLESHow the book disappeared remains a matter of conjecture. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) This is the year that Brexit turns from conjecture into trajectory. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The coach added that he is trying to stop the conjecture from affecting the dressing room. BBC(Dec 13, 2016) 1v to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize construct, reconstruct, retrace reassemble mentally develop, explicate, formulateelaborate, as of theories and hypotheses etymologise, etymologizeconstruct the history of words maturedevelop and work out fully in one's mind redevelop, reformulateformulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis anticipate, expect regard something as probable or likely 2n reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence Hypo|Hyper theorisation, theorization the production or use of theories supposal, suppositionthe cognitive process of supposing ideologyimaginary or visionary theorization presuppositionthe act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) abstraction, generalisation, generalizationthe process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical 3n a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) he dismissed it as mere conjecture Syn|Hyper speculation hypothesis, possibility, theory a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena 4n a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Syn|Hypo|Hyper guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise divination successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck opinion, view a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof |
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