conjecture

/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ n. / v.
核心精讲 CET-6IELTS 词根 ject
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
  1. The cause of the fire is still a matter of conjecture.
    火灾的原因目前仍只是推测。
  2. 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
  1. There has been much conjecture about her sudden resignation.
    关于她突然辞职,外界有诸多猜测。
  2. Without more data, any conclusion would be pure conjecture.
    没有更多数据,任何结论都纯属猜测。
  3. 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
  1. Scientists conjecture that the planet once had water.
    科学家推测这颗行星曾经有水。
  2. 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
  1. 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。
  2. He conjectured that the delay was caused by bad weather.
    他推测延误是恶劣天气造成的。
  3. 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。

con- 前缀 · together,共同、一起
ject 词根 · to throw,投掷
-ure 后缀 · 名词后缀,表行为或结果
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)
  • adjective 形容词
    In “a happy child”, “happy” is an adjective. 在 a happy child 中,happy 是形容词。
  • eject 弹出;逐出
    The pilot ejected just before the crash. 飞行员在坠机前弹射了出来。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • project 项目;工程
    The bridge project took five years. 这个桥梁工程花了五年。
  • 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。
  • reject 拒绝;驳回
    The company rejected his application. 公司拒绝了他的申请。
  • 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)
  • conjectural 推测的;猜测的
    conjecture 去 e + -al,构成形容词
  • conjecturally 凭推测地
    conjectural + -ly,构成副词
同义词
  • 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。
  • 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
  • fact 事实
    It is a fact that the earth moves around the sun. 地球绕太阳运行是事实。
  • 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)
  • 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。
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。