conjecture
English → Chinese
verb//kənˈdʒektʃə(r)//
(logic) 推测;臆测:根据不完整的证据或信息而提出的猜测或假设
Astronomers conjecture that there might be a hidden planet at the edge of our solar system.
(Chinese) 天文学家推测,在太阳系边缘可能存在一颗隐藏的行星。
Without seeing the security footage, we can only conjecture about how the thief entered the building.
(Chinese) 在没看监控录像的情况下,我们只能臆测小偷是如何进入大楼的。
noun//kənˈdʒektʃə(r)//
(formal) 猜想;假说:尚未经过证实或缺乏确凿证据的结论或观点
The theory that the virus was leaked from a lab remains pure conjecture without more data.
(Chinese) 在没有更多数据的情况下,关于病毒是从实验室泄漏的理论纯属猜想。
His historical claims are based more on personal conjecture than on archived documents.
(Chinese) 他的历史性主张更多是基于个人臆测,而非档案文件。
Entry ID: en:zh:conjecture · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary