speculate
英 ['spekj?le?t]
美['sp?kj?'let]
- vi. 推測；投機(jī)；思索
- vt. 推斷
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?speculates;過去式:?speculated;過去分詞:?speculated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?speculating;
助記提示
1. spec (special -- 特別的、特殊的) => 做投機(jī)生意需要特別的推測、思索。
中文詞源
speculate 推測，猜測，投機(jī)，炒股
來自拉丁語 speculari,看，觀察，來自 specere,看，觀察，詞源同 spectate,aspect.引申諸相關(guān) 詞義。
英文詞源
- speculate (v.)
- 1590s, "view mentally, contemplate" (transitive), back-formation from speculation. Also formerly "view as from a watchtower" (1610s). Intransitive sense of "pursue truth by conjecture or thinking" is from 1670s. Meaning "to invest money upon risk for the sake of profit" is from 1785. Related: Speculated; speculating.
雙語例句
- 1. It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
- 現(xiàn)在猜測談判是否會重新開始還為時過早。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. People speculate about virtuality systems, but we're already working on it.
- 人們才開始構(gòu)思虛擬系統(tǒng)的時候，我們已經(jīng)進(jìn)行開發(fā)了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It's always hard to speculate about the future.
- 未來一向很難預(yù)測。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Well, at present we won't speculate on hypotheticals.
- 嗯，目前我們不想去推測那些假想的東西。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We should speculate about the purpose of life.
- 我們應(yīng)該想想人生的目的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》