
好词典

源自拉丁语 'conjectura'(字面意思'扔在一起'),由 com-(一起)和 jacere(投掷)构成,14世纪通过古法语进入英语。
❶ 基于不完整信息做出的猜测或假设,通常缺乏确凿证据支持,常见于学术讨论或日常推测场景。
“His theory about the ancient ruins was pure conjecture.”
(他对古代遗址的理论纯粹是猜测。)
“The newspaper article was filled with wild conjectures.”
(这篇报纸文章充满了毫无根据的臆测。)
❶ 在没有充分证据的情况下形成观点或做出推断,常用于描述学术研究或日常推理中的临时性结论。
“Researchers can only conjecture about the cause of the phenomenon.”
(研究人员只能对该现象的成因进行推测。)
“She conjectured that the meeting would be postponed.”
(她猜测会议可能会被推迟。)
mere conjecture — 强调某个说法完全基于猜测而缺乏事实依据,带有贬义色彩。
“The accusation turned out to be mere conjecture without any proof.”
(这项指控最终被证明是毫无证据的凭空猜测。)
wild conjecture — 形容极其不靠谱的胡乱猜测,通常用于批评缺乏逻辑的推断。
“The tabloid's story was nothing but wild conjecture.”
(小报的报道不过是荒诞不经的臆测。)