Tra từ conjecture - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) (Freq. 1)
- speculations about the outcome of the election
- he dismissed it as mere conjecture
• Syn:
speculation
• Derivationally related forms:
conjectural, speculate (for: speculation)
• Hypernyms:
hypothesis, possibility, theory
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• Syn:
guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
• Derivationally related forms:
hypothetical (for: hypothesis), hypothecate (for: hypothesis), hypothesize (for: hypothesis), speculate (for: speculation), surmise (for: surmisal), surmise (for: surmise), suppositional (for: supposition), supposititious (for: supposition), suppositious (for: supposition), suppose (for: supposition), conjectural, guess (for: guess)
• Hypernyms:
opinion, view
• Hyponyms:
divination
3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
• Derivationally related forms:
conjectural
• Hypernyms:
reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
• Hyponyms:
theorization, theorisation, supposition, supposal

II - verb

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (Freq. 1)
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
• Syn:
speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise,
hypothecate, suppose
• Derivationally related forms:
supposition (for: suppose), supposal (for: suppose), hypothesis (for: hypothecate), hypothesis (for: hypothesize), theoriser (for: theorise), theorisation (for: theorise), theory (for: theorise), theorizer (for: theorize), theory (for: theorize), speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), speculator (for: speculate)
• Hypernyms:
expect, anticipate
• Hyponyms:
reconstruct, construct, retrace, explicate, formulate, develop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They conjecture that there was a traffic accident