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conjecture

🇬🇧 UK/kən'dʒektʃə/🇺🇸 US/kәn'dʒektʃә/
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Definitions

n.

An opinion or idea formed without proof; a guess based on incomplete evidence.

推测;猜想;假设

v.

To form an opinion or guess without sufficient evidence.

推测;猜测

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
ject
+
ureact, process, result
=conjecture

Common Collocations

  • 1.mere conjecture纯粹猜测
  • 2.conjecture that推测

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Without evidence, it remains mere conjecture.

  • 2.

    His theory is based more on conjecture than on solid evidence.

  • 3.

    Researchers conjecture that the disease originated in Asia.

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