单词 | speculative |
释义 | speculative —speculatively, adv. —speculativeness, n. /spek"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/, adj. 1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach. 2. theoretical, rather than practical: speculative conclusions. 3. given to speculation, as persons, the mind, etc. 4. of the nature of or involving commercial or financial speculation: speculative ventures. 5. engaging in or given to such speculation. [1350-1400; ME < LL speculativus. See SPECULATE, -IVE] |
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