conjecture
noun [ C or U ] uk/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/ us/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
推测;猜测;猜想;臆断
a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof
There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage. 近期报纸上对这桩婚姻大加猜测。
Synonym: surmise
conjecture
verb [ I ] formal uk/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/ us/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
推测；猜测，猜想；臆断
to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof
We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture. 我们永远也不会知道她究竟是怎么死的，只能猜测。
[ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble. 他推测该公司不久就会陷入财务危机。
Synonyms: hypothesize speculatesuppose surmise theorize