Definition

1. Verb:
   • To conjecture: To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on incomplete or uncertain information; to guess or infer.
   • To surmise: To suppose something is true without having definitive evidence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thiếu số liệu cụ thể, đành phải đoán phỏng. (Lacking concrete data, we have to conjecture.)
  • Tôi chỉ có thể đoán phỏng ý định của anh ta. (I can only surmise his intentions.)
  • Đừng đoán phỏng, hãy đi tìm sự thật. (Don't conjecture; go find the truth.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or analytical contexts where conclusions are drawn from limited evidence, often in research, investigation, or strategic planning.

Variants and Related Words

• Phỏng đoán (v): A more common variant with the same meaning: to conjecture, to guess.
  • Đó chỉ là phỏng đoán của tôi. (That is just my conjecture.)

Synonyms

• Conjecture: To form an opinion on incomplete information.
• Surmise: To infer with little evidence.
• Infer: To deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning.
• Speculate: To form a theory without firm evidence.

Related Idioms

• Đoán mò: To guess wildly or blindly (implies less reasoning than ).
  • Anh ấy không biết gì, chỉ đang đoán mò. (He doesn't know anything; he's just guessing wildly.)

1. Conecture
   • Thiếu số liệu cụ thể đành phải đoán phỏng
     To have to conecture (to be reduced to conecture) for lack of concrete date