conjecture

noun

1. 猜测；推测
   an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing
   1. The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report.
      新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。
2. 揣测；臆测
   the forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge
   1. What was going through the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture.
      凶手作案时心里是怎样想的，这个问题只能由人们去推测了。

verb

1. 猜测；推测
   to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it
   1. We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind.
      我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。
   2. He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.
      他推测人口在十年后可能会增加一倍。
   3. She conjectured the existence of a completely new species.
      她推测有一个全新物种存在。

1. N-VAR 推测;猜测
   A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
   1. That was a conjecture, not a fact...
      那只是猜测，不是事实。
   2. There are several conjectures...
      存在着几种猜测。
   3. The attitudes of others were matters of conjecture although there were plenty of rumours about how individuals had behaved.
      尽管对个人的表现存在很多谣传，但他人的看法还只是一些猜测。
2. VERB 推测;猜测;揣测
   When you conjecture, you form an opinion or reach a conclusion on the basis of information that is not certain or complete.
   1. He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities...
      他猜测说有些人也许能够察觉重大灾难。
   2. This may be true or partly true; we are all conjecturing here.
      这可能属实或者部分属实，我们都是在这儿揣测。

1. That was a conjecture, not a fact
   那只是猜测，不是事实。
2. There are several conjectures
   存在着几种猜测。
3. The attitudes of others were matters of conjecture although there were plenty of rumours about how individuals had behaved.
   尽管对个人的表现存在很多谣传，但他人的看法还只是一些猜测。
4. He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities
   他猜测说有些人也许能够察觉重大灾难。
5. This may be true or partly true; we are all conjecturing here.
   这可能属实或者部分属实，我们都是在这儿揣测。
6. I was right in my conjecture [ guess].
   我猜中了。
7. The rumour raised a storm of conjecture.
   这谣言引起了一阵猜测。
8. No conjecture can be offered on the subject.
   关于这个问题不可臆测。
9. Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
   老实对你说吧，你完全猜错了。
10. In particular, a conjecture on complete elliptic integrals is proved to be true and improved.
    特别地，作者运用此法则，证明并改进了关于完全椭圆积分的一个猜测。
11. It is this conjecture that falls outside the usual formulation of quantum mechanics.
    这个猜想的确超出了量子力学的一般概念。
12. This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.
    这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
13. In1973, Chen Jingrun made public his result on the Goldbach conjecture.
    1973年陈景润正式发表了他对哥德巴赫猜想的研究；
14. But what does the& what is the effect of that semicolon would you conjecture?
    但是你们推测，这个分号有什么影响？
15. Your theory is pure conjecture.
    你的理论纯粹是主观臆测。
16. I don't agree with his conjecture that there will be a severe recession in the near future.
    我不同意最近他那个将会有严重不景气的臆测。
17. I hazard the conjecture that he will regret having changed his business.
    我猜测他会对改行经营后悔的。
18. Supercomputers can check the conjecture's veracity, but only up to a point.
    超级计算机可以验证哥德巴赫猜想的正确性，但只能是在一定的限度内。
19. How could she so trust her father's conjecture!
    她怎么能这么相信她父亲的那些猜测呢？
20. Two mathematicians claimed to have proved the conjecture.
    两位数学家声称已经证实了该猜想。
21. If we think of color field painting, we will reject this conjecture as too exclusive.
    如果我们想到了色块画儿，我们会摒弃这个假说，说它太有排斥性了。
22. Many mathematicians have expended a great deal of effort trying to prove the conjecture.
    许多数学家们费了大量的努力试图证明这个猜想。
23. The result justified deerslayer's conjecture.
    结果证明打鹿将的推测是正确的。
24. Don't conjecture about the outcome.
    不要对结果妄加猜测。
25. We may conjecture that he was there at the time.
    我们可以推测他当时是在那儿。
26. And you bring me rumors and conjecture.
    那你还给我带来了谣言和臆测。
27. It was even announced you have finally proved the Poincar é Conjecture.
    甚至有报道说你们最终证明了庞加莱猜想。你是怎么熬过来的？
28. This is evidence, not conjecture.
    这是证据，而非推测假想。
29. The experimental result shows us a conjecture that there exists no such permutation over even dimensional space.
    通过试验给出了关于偶数维空间上几乎完善非线性幂置换的一个猜想；
30. Another conjecture about the reason for the doom has something to do with the asteroid.
    另一项关于厄运的原因猜想与小行星的事做。

noun

1. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
   1. speculations about the outcome of the election
   2. he dismissed it as mere conjecture

   Synonym:    speculation

3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

   Synonym:    guesssuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculationhypothesis

verb

1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
   1. Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

   Synonym:    speculatetheorizetheorisehypothesizehypothesisehypothecatesuppose