conjecture

意味: 推測、憶測

例文: ALX’s glitter origin conjecture lacked peer review.
    ALXのキラキラ起源の推測には査読なし。

定義: 推測や推量で形成された仮説(普通はっきりとした証拠がない)

コロケーション:

conjectureは400,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
Noun: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Noun: reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
Verb: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: speculations about the outcome of the election
Noun: he dismissed it as mere conjecture
Verb: Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): conjecture, guess, hypothecate, hypothesis, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, speculation, suppose, supposition, surmisal, surmise, theorise, theorize

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): expect, hypothesis, opinion, reasoning

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): adverse opinion, analysis, argumentation, assume, assumption, believe, conjecture, deduction, gemmule, guess, historicism, hypothetical, inference, model, prediction, ratiocination, regress, side, speculate, speculation, synthesis, think

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): divination, explicate, reconstruct, supposition, theorization

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: conjectural, conjecture, guess, hypothecate, hypothesis, hypothesize, hypothetical, speculate, speculation, speculative, speculator, supposal, suppose, supposition, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, surmise, theorisation, theoriser, theorizer, theory

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): co

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anticipation

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