| 单词 | speculate |
| 释义 | speculate[ spek-yuh-leyt ] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR speculate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), spec·u·lat·ed, spec·u·lat·ing.to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause). to indulge in conjectural thought. to engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, especially to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit. Origin of speculate1590–1600; <Latin speculātus, past participle of speculārī to watch over, explore, reconnoiter, derivative of specula watch tower, noun derivative of specere to look, regard; see -ate1 SYNONYMS FOR speculate1 think, reflect, cogitate. 2 conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, theorize. SEE SYNONYMS FOR speculate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM speculateo·ver·spec·u·late, verb (used without object), o·ver·spec·u·lat·ed, o·ver·spec·u·lat·ing.pre·spec·u·late, verb (used without object), pre·spec·u·lat·ed, pre·spec·u·lat·ing.un·spec·u·lat·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for speculatespeculate / (ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt) / verb(when tr, takes a clause as object) to conjecture without knowing the complete facts (intr) to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains (intr) to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain (intr) NZ rugby to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim Word Origin for speculateC16: from Latin speculārī to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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