| 释义 |
peculative, a.|ˈpɛkjʊlətɪv|
[f. peculate v. + -ive.]
That practises embezzlement or peculation.
1909Galsworthy Fraternity xii. 102 Unlike other clubs, it..had special arrangements for the safety of umbrellas and such books as had not yet vanished from the library; not, of course, owing to any peculative tendency among its members, but because, after interchanging their ideas, those members would depart,..each grasping some material object in his hand. 1921Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Feb. 84/3 The taxes so rapaciously collected by a host of peculative Turkish officials. |