猜想 — meaning in English
cāi xiǎng
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English meaning
- conjecture noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
- inkling noun A slight hint or vague idea about something.
- presumption noun Something accepted as probably true without direct proof, or the act of assuming it.
- speculate verb To guess or form a theory about something without having solid proof.
- surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.
Senses
猜想 is used for these senses in English:
- conjecture (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- conjecture (formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
- inkling Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- presumption The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- speculate (intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
- surmise Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
conjecture — full definition
- noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
- verb To guess or form an opinion without full proof.