speculation 词态变化
复数: speculations;
speculation 中文词源
speculation 推测，猜测，投机，炒股speculate,推测，猜测，投机，炒股，-ion,名词后缀。
speculation 英文词源
- speculation (n.)
- late 14c., "intelligent contemplation, consideration; act of looking," from Old French speculacion "close observation, rapt attention," and directly from Late Latin speculationem (nominative speculatio) "contemplation, observation," noun of action from Latin speculatus, past participle of speculari "observe," from specere "to look at, view" (see scope (n.1)).
Meaning "pursuit of the truth by means of thinking" is from mid-15c. Disparaging sense of "mere conjecture" is recorded from 1570s. Meaning "buying and selling in search of profit from rise and fall of market value" is recorded from 1774; short form spec is attested from 1794.
speculation 英文释义
- 1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- 2. 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"
- 3. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
- "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
- 4. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;
- "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
speculation 双语例句
- 1. Speculation centred on a likely bid price of 380p a share.
- 大多数人猜测买方出价可能为每股380便士。
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- 2. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
- 已经有人猜测，该集团的问题会导致一些人被解雇。
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- 3. Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.
- 在石油业中进行投机活动对他来说游刃有余。
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- 4. It triggered broad speculation that GM and Jaguar might be talking.
- 这引发了人们对通用公司和捷豹公司可能在进行磋商的大量猜测.
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- 5. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment.
- 这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
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speculation 实用场景例句
- There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
- 人们纷纷推测她将辞职。
牛津词典
- His private life is the subject of much speculation.
- 他的私生活引起诸多猜测。
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- Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future.
- 今天的声明使得几个月来关于公司未来的种种猜测就此烟消云散。
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- She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation .
- 她说报纸上的报道毫无根据，纯属臆断。
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- Our speculations proved right.
- 事实证明，我们的推断是对的。
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- Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals could be built instead...
- 对该项目持批评态度的人在推测如果改作他用不知可以建多少所医院。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It would be unfair to Debby's family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide...
- 猜测黛比自杀的原因对她的家人来说是不公平的。
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- Big farmers are moving in, not in order to farm, but in order to speculate with rising land prices...
- 大农场主正在不断涌进来，不是为了耕作，而是要利用不断上涨的地价进行投机。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The banks made too many risky loans which now can't be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped.
- 各银行贷出去太多高风险贷款，目前无法收回，他们还进行地产投机，而地产的价值目前已经下跌了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Frenchman has also lost his number 13 shirt Ballack to increase speculation about his position.
- 这位法国人的13号球衣被占据了,这更加导致事情的严峻.
期刊摘选
- Banks are capable of wanton speculation at home, too.
- 银行在本土也能够肆无忌惮地投机.
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- He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was seriously ill.
- 在一片以为他得了重病的猜测中,他被队里除名了.
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- He ventured his fortune in a speculation.
- 他拿他的大宗财产做投机生意.
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- Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
- 大家都在推测王子会娶谁.
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- Every induction is a speculation.
- 所有归纳推理都是一种猜测.
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- He made his money in property speculation.
- 他靠房地产投机发了财.
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- A lucky speculation in the stock market put him on easy street for the rest of his life.
- 股票市场上一次幸运的投机使他余生过着舒适的生活.
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- He ventured on a rash speculation.
- 他进行鲁莽的投机.
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- He was ruined by speculation.
- 他因做投机生意而破产.
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- Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch .
- 关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
- 人们纷纷推测她将辞职。
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- There has been much speculation that America might be siding with the rebels.
- 有很多猜测认为美国会支持叛乱者。
柯林斯例句
- The picture gave rise to speculation that the three were still alive and being held captive.
- 这张照片让人们猜测这3个人还活着，而且被囚禁起来了。
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- There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament.
- 18个月前，人们普遍猜测前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。
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- I am tired of all the speculation.
- 我厌烦了所有的推测。
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- Speculation centred on a likely bid price of 380p a share.
- 大多数人猜测买方出价可能为每股380便士。
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- The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
- 已经有人猜测，该集团的问题会导致一些人被解雇。
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- Some stockbrokers, in collusion with bank officials, obtained large sums of money for speculation.
- 一些股票经纪人和银行职员串通一气，通过炒买炒卖赚了不少钱。
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- Recently the speculation has reached new heights.
- 最近猜测又升级了。
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