conjecture
/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/
n. / v.
一句话记住
推测;猜想;推测;猜测
释义与例句
n.
推测;猜想
an opinion or idea formed without proof
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The cause of the fire is still a matter of conjecture.
火灾的原因目前仍只是推测。
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His theory is based on conjecture rather than evidence.
他的理论建立在猜测而非证据之上。
展开其余 3 条例句
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There has been much conjecture about her sudden resignation.
关于她突然辞职,外界有诸多猜测。
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Without more data, any conclusion would be pure conjecture.
没有更多数据,任何结论都纯属猜测。
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The report dismissed the rumour as idle conjecture.
报告认为这一传言纯属无端猜测。
v.
推测;猜测
to guess something without enough evidence
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Scientists conjecture that the planet once had water.
科学家推测这颗行星曾经有水。
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We can only conjecture what happened after the lights went out.
我们只能猜测灯灭之后发生了什么。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Historians still conjecture about the purpose of the stone circle.
历史学家仍在猜测这座石圈的用途。
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He conjectured that the delay was caused by bad weather.
他推测延误是恶劣天气造成的。
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It is useless to conjecture before the test results come back.
检测结果出来之前胡乱猜测没有意义。
词源与构词
con-(共同、一起)+ ject(投掷)+ -ure(名词后缀),把各种线索扔到一起拼出想法,就是推测。
记忆钩子
con(一起)+ ject(投掷)+ ure:把零散线索扔到一块儿凑出个说法——推测。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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adjective 形容词In “a happy child”, “happy” is an adjective. 在 a happy child 中,happy 是形容词。
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eject 弹出;逐出The pilot ejected just before the crash. 飞行员在坠机前弹射了出来。
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inject 注射;注入The nurse injected the vaccine into his arm. 护士把疫苗注射进他的手臂。
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interject 插话;突然插入(话语)He interjected angrily that the plan was unfair. 他气愤地插话说这个计划不公平。
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object 物体;目标;宾语A strange object appeared in the sky. 天空中出现了一个奇怪的物体。
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project 项目;工程The bridge project took five years. 这个桥梁工程花了五年。
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projectile 抛射物;弹丸The museum displays ancient stone projectiles used for hunting. 博物馆展出用于狩猎的古代石制抛射物。
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reject 拒绝;驳回The company rejected his application. 公司拒绝了他的申请。
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subject 主题;学科;主语What is the subject of the meeting? 这次会议的主题是什么?
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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conjectural 推测的;猜测的conjecture 去 e + -al,构成形容词
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conjecturally 凭推测地conjectural + -ly,构成副词
同义词
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guess 猜测guess 最口语、最随意,可指随口一猜;conjecture 更正式,多指依据不完整证据推理。Guess how old she is. 你猜她多大了。
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speculation 推测;投机speculation 侧重无充分证据的思辨,还指投机买卖;conjecture 更中性,常用于学术或调查语境。His remarks were pure speculation. 他的话纯属推测。
反义词
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fact 事实It is a fact that the earth moves around the sun. 地球绕太阳运行是事实。
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certainty 确定;必然的事We know with certainty that he was there. 我们确信他当时在场。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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conjunction 连词;结合conjunction 的词根是 junct(连接),一起连接即结合;conjecture 的词根是 ject(投掷),扔到一起是推测。“And” is a common conjunction. and 是一个常见的连词。
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object 物体;反对object 的 ob-(对着)+ ject 是扔到眼前的东西,故为物体、反对;conjecture 的 con- 是把线索扔到一起。A strange object appeared in the sky. 天空中出现了奇怪的物体。
常见搭配
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pure conjecture 纯属猜测Any answer at this stage is pure conjecture. 现阶段任何答案都纯属猜测。
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a matter of conjecture 尚属猜测的事Whether he knew the truth remains a matter of conjecture. 他是否知道真相仍只是猜测。
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conjecture about 对……进行猜测Reporters conjectured about the reason for his absence. 记者们猜测他缺席的原因。