conjecturally 是副词,核心含义为“以推测的方式”,即基于不完整证据或猜测而非确凿事实。它由形容词 conjectural(推测的)加后缀 -ly 构成,而 conjectural 又源于名词 conjecture(推测)。本义指“根据推测”,引申为“缺乏确定性地”,常用于修饰动词或整个句子,表示所述内容并非定论。例如:The cause of the accident was conjecturally attributed to mechanical failure.(事故原因被推测为机械故障。)
conjecturally 是正式书面语,语域较高,不适合日常口语。它本身中性,不直接含褒贬,但因其暗示不确定性,可能削弱陈述的可信度。常见误用包括:误用作形容词(如 a conjecturally statement,应为 a conjectural statement);过度使用导致文字冗赘,在无需强调推测性的语境中可省略。
固定搭配
conjecturally based
基于推测的
conjecturally attributed
推测归因于
conjecturally linked
推测与…有关
conjecturally dated
推测定年的
conjecturally inferred
推测推断出的
conjecturally proposed
推测提出的
实用例句
The origin of the manuscript was conjecturally dated to the 12th century.这份手稿的起源被推测为12世纪。
He conjecturally linked the decline of the civilization to climate change.他推测该文明的衰落与气候变化有关。
The report conjecturally attributed the rise in prices to supply chain disruptions.报告推测物价上涨源于供应链中断。
Conjecturally, the two events may be connected, but no evidence has been found.据推测,这两起事件可能有关联,但尚未找到证据。
The court rejected the conjecturally based argument as lacking factual support.法院驳回了基于推测的论点,因其缺乏事实依据。