| 单词 | in speculation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin speculation e. in speculation, in conjecture or theory; not actually or practically; also, under consideration, in contemplation or view. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [adverb] speculatively1570 in speculation1638 notionally1643 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adverb] > under consideration in view?c1475 in one's eye?1567 in speculation1638 under consideration1652 on (upon) the tapis1690 on the carpet1726 in contemplation1773 on (also upon) the table1884 on the nail1886 (a) (b)1815 J. Dodson Rep. High Court Admiralty 1 32 Operations against Buenos Ayres were entirely in speculation, and not finally decided upon.1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 154 This Faith is not barely Historical and in speculation, but a Faith in motion. 1645 J. Ussher Body of Divin. (1647) 37 Is God every where in speculation only? 1719 Free-thinker No. 90. 2 It avails nothing, that a projected Change is, in Speculation, for the Better. 1777 A. Hamilton Let. 5 Apr. in Papers (1961) I. 220 As to the notion.., I apprehend it will do better in speculation than in practice. 1793 S. Horsley Serm. Westm. 29 Whatever preference therefore, in speculation, he might give to the Republican form, he could not, with these principles, be practically an enemy to the Government of Kings. < as lemmas |
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