conjecture

英 [kən'dʒektʃə] 美[kən'dʒɛktʃɚ]

• n. 推测；猜想
• vi. 推测；揣摩
• vt. 推测

1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence);

"speculations about the outcome of the election"

"he dismissed it as mere conjecture"

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence