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单词 speculatrix
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speculatrixn.

/spɛkjʊˈleɪtrɪks/
Etymology: < Latin speculātrix, feminine of speculātor.
A female speculator, in various senses.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [noun] > one who speculates > female
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who > female
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Speculatrice, a speculatrix; a contemplatiue..or watchfull woman.
1744 Z. Grey in Butler's Hudibras (new ed.) II. ii. iii. 97n (note) This Sarah Jimmers, whom Lilly calls Sarah Shelhorn, a great Speculatrix.
1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 207 Persons even of ordinary rank in life pretended to be what they termed speculators, and sometimes women were speculatrices.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 7/2 This..indicates that the exploitress and speculatrix has just obtained an advantage by doing something particularly mean.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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