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  ➡ See also the entry for conclusion 另见conclusion条speculation ♦︎ assumption ♦︎ guess ♦︎ presumption ♦︎ presupposition ♦︎ conjecture ♦︎ guessworkThese are all words for an idea about what is true, correct, etc. that is not necessarily based on all the facts. 这些词均表示推测、猜测、假定。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speculation / an assumption / a guess / a presumption / a presupposition / conjecture / guesswork about sth◆speculation / the assumption / a guess / the presumption / the presupposition / the conjecture that...◆(a) general speculation / assumption / presumption / conjecture◆(a) mere speculation / guess / presumption / conjecture / guesswork◆pure / sheer speculation / conjecture / guesswork◆a basic assumption / presumption / presupposition◆to make an assumption / a guess / a presumption / a conjecture◆to base sth on an assumption / a guess / a presumption / presupposition■ speculation ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn [uncountable, countable] the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts 推测；猜测；推断◆There has been increasing speculation over the future of the monarchy.对这个君主国前途的推测越来越多。◆She dismissed the newspaper report as pure speculation.她认为报纸上的报道纯属臆断，不值一顾。◆Speculation was rife (= there was a lot of speculation) that he was having an affair.很多人猜测他有外遇。◆Our speculations proved correct.事实证明，我们的推断是对的。  see also speculate ⇨ say 3 ■ assumption əˈsʌmpʃn [countable] a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof 假定；假设◆There is a general but false assumption that intelligent people do better in life.有一种普遍但却是错误的假定，认为聪明的人会生活得更好些。◆We are working on the assumption that about 50 people will turn up.我们假定会来50人，并以此去安排。  see also assume ⇨ suppose ■ guess [countable] an attempt to give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts 猜测；猜想◆ (BrE) Go on! Have a guess!来呀！猜猜看！◆ (NAmE) Take a guess!猜测一下！◆Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three guesses.你猜我昨天看见谁了？我让你猜三次。◆My guess is that not many people will turn out today.我猜想今天不会有许多人到场。◆At a guess, there were about 40 people there.估计那儿有大约40人。◆It's probably about 300 kilometres away, but that's just a rough guess.很可能在300公里之外吧，不过这只是一个大致的猜测。  see also guess ⇨ estimate verb , guess ⇨ guess verb ■ presumption prɪˈzʌmpʃn [countable] (rather formal) something that is thought to be true or probable 可能的事；认为真实的事◆The general presumption is that the doctor knows best.人们普遍认为医生最了解情况。ⓘ In legal English (a) presumption [uncountable, countable] is the act of supposing that sth is true, although it has not yet been proved or is not certain. 在法律用语中presumption表示对某事属实的假定，尽管没有证据证明或未确定其属实◆ (law 法律) Everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence until they are proved guilty.每个人在被证明有罪之前都应假定无罪。   see also presume ⇨ say 3 , presume ⇨ suppose ■ presupposition ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (formal, often disapproving) an idea that you suppose to be true and that you use as the basis of an argument even though it has not been proved; the act of supposing sth to be true 假设的事情；假定；预设◆Try to clear your mind of any presuppositions.要尽量把你头脑中的预设想法排除掉。◆These theories are based on presupposition and guesswork.这是些基于假设与猜测的理论。  see also presuppose ⇨ say 3 ■ conjecture kənˈdʒektʃə(r) [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) an idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing; the process of forming an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge 猜测；推测；揣测；臆测◆The truth of this conjecture was confirmed the next day.这猜测第二天被证明果然不假。◆What was going on in the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture.凶手当时心里是怎么想的，这个问题只能由人们去推测了。  see also conjecture ⇨ guess verb ■ guesswork ˈgeswɜːk; NAmE ˈgeswɜːrk [uncountable] the process of trying to find an answer by guessing when you do not have enough information to be sure 猜想；猜测◆A combination of guesswork and luck led them to the right address.一半靠猜一半靠运气，他们找到了正确的地点。

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