Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14263
conjecture
推测；猜测
to guess or infer something based on incomplete evidence
- 1.
To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
推测；猜想；揣摩；[计] 推测; 猜测
In use
Scientists often conjecture about the existence of life on other planets.
Without enough facts, we can only conjecture what happened.
He conjectured that the missing key might be in the drawer.
conjecture that + clause
Many scientists conjecture that the universe is expanding.
许多科学家推测宇宙正在膨胀。
conjecture about/on + noun/gerund
They conjectured about the cause of the accident.
他们猜测事故的原因。
be conjectured to be + noun/adjective
The painting is conjectured to be a forgery.
这幅画被推测是赝品。
Verb forms
base conjecture · third person conjectures · -ing conjecturing · past conjectured · past participle conjectured
通常指基于不充分证据的推测
Common mistakes
I conjecture the answer is right.I conjecture that the answer is right.
动词conjecture后通常接that引导的宾语从句，省略that虽然有时可接受，但作为学习者应保留that以避免歧义或语法不完整。
She conjectured to win the game.She conjectured that she would win the game.
conjecture不能直接接不定式短语作宾语，正确结构是接that从句或用介词about/on引导的介词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- conjecture that
- 推测；猜想
- Many historians conjecture that the fire was started deliberately.许多历史学家推测，那场火是有人故意放的。
- conjecture about
- 对…加以推测
- He didn't want to conjecture about the results before the data arrived.在数据到达之前，他不想对结果进行猜测。
- conjecture wildly
- 胡乱猜测；毫无根据地推测
- Without any evidence, the reporters conjectured wildly about the celebrity's secret wedding.没有任何证据，记者们就毫无根据地胡乱猜测这位名人的秘密婚礼。
- conjecture from
- 根据…推测；从…推断
- We can conjecture from these clues that the thief was left-handed.我们可以根据这些线索推断小偷是左撇子。
- be conjectured to
- 据推测；被认为
- The temple is conjectured to have been built around 1000 CE.据推测，这座寺庙建于公元1000年左右。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
conjecture 里有 ject（投），把零散线索‘投’在一起猜结果；记住‘投（ject）出猜测’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal discussion、literary analysis conjecture 作动词时比较正式，多用于学术写作、正式讨论或文学评论等场合，表示基于不充分信息进行推测。日常口语中通常更常用 guess。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 conjecture /kənˈdʒɛktʃɝ/ 真正押韵的词是 lecture /ˈlɛktʃər/，两者重读元音都是 /ɛ/，后面都是 /ktʃər/。structure、picture、capture、nature、future 这些词也以 /tʃər/ 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ʌ/、/ɪ/、/æ/、/eɪ/、/juː/），且 capture 前有 /p/ 而非 /k/，所以都不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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