Word · Frequency #25941
theorize
形成理论；建立理论
To formulate a theory, especially about a particular subject.
- 1.
To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
形成理论,尤指针对特定主题。
- 2.
To speculate.
推测；猜想。
推测；猜想；形成理论,尤指针对特定主题。；推测；猜想。；建立理论；讲理论
In use
Many psychologists theorize that dreams help us process emotions.
We can only theorize about the ancient ceremony's purpose, since no records survive.
After the experiment failed, the team theorized that the temperature had been too low.
theorize about sth
Scientists theorize about the origins of the universe.
科学家们对宇宙的起源进行理论探讨。
theorize that clause
此句型中 that 从句为理论内容。
Many economists theorize that inflation will rise next year.
许多经济学家推断明年通胀将会上升。
theorize on sth
与 about 用法相似，较为正式。
Connections
Collocations
- theorize about
- 对…进行理论推测；就…提出理论
- Scientists theorize about the origins of the universe.科学家们推测宇宙的起源。
- theorize that
- 提出理论认为；推测
- Researchers theorize that the disease may be caused by a virus.研究人员推测这种疾病可能由一种病毒引起。
- widely theorized
- 被广泛推测的；普遍认为
- It is widely theorized that the comet caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.人们普遍认为这颗彗星导致了恐龙的灭绝。
Pop culture & quotes
- It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
- 在掌握事实之前就进行理论推演是重大错误。不知不觉中，人们开始扭曲事实去迎合理论，而不是让理论符合事实。In Arthur Conan Doyle's 'A Scandal in Bohemia', Sherlock Holmes famously warns that it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《波希米亚丑闻》中，福尔摩斯有一句名言：在掌握事实之前就进行理论推演是重大错误。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 theory（理论）+ 动词后缀 -ize：把想法变成理论；也可指凭空推测。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、scientific discussion、lectures theorize 是较正式的动词，通常用于学术写作、科研讨论等场合，表示“形成理论”或“进行推测”。日常口语中比较少见，更常见的替代说法是 think 或 guess。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The above words share the spelling ending '-ize'. Except for 'seize', the suffix is pronounced /aɪz/ (or /saɪz/ after voiceless consonants), same as the final /raɪz/ in 'theorize'. However, they do not rhyme with 'theorize' because stress falls on different syllables and the consonant before the suffix differs. 'Seize' is a lookalike: it ends in '-ize' but is pronounced /siːz/, not /saɪz/.
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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