conjecture
🇬🇧 UK/kən'dʒektʃə/🇺🇸 US/kәn'dʒektʃә/
TOEFLGREC2
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-derivedCommon 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.