speculate
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?spek.j?.le?t]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?spek.j?.le?t]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['spekjuleit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.思索，猜測(cè)，推測(cè)
- vi.投機(jī)
詞根記憶
- spec(看) + ulate→仔細(xì)地看→推測(cè)；深思，沉思
- spec(看) + ulate(做)→看得多想得也多→思索
- spec(看) + ulate(做得多)→看得多→引起思索
- specul(看) + ate→用心看→推測(cè)
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- speculative：投機(jī)的；推測(cè)的；思索性的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- speculation：投機(jī)；推測(cè)；思索；投機(jī)買賣。
- speculator：投機(jī)者；思索者。
- speculativeness：思辯。
用法辨析
- speculate的基本意思是“思索”“猜測(cè)”,指考慮或談?wù)撃呈露疤岵淮_定或不完整,只是憑空猜想或僅憑推理,因此其結(jié)論往往具有假設(shè)性或理論性,本詞強(qiáng)調(diào)推理過程。
- speculate可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),常接that從句。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- We don't know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to speculate.
我們不了解所有的情況,妄加推測(cè)是沒有意義的。 - He speculated that he would succeed.
他推測(cè)他將成功。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+～(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+that-clause
詞組短語
- speculate casually 碰巧地猜測(cè)
- speculate rashly 輕率地推測(cè)
- speculate shrewdly 精明地猜測(cè)
- speculate theoretically 理論地猜測(cè)
- speculate about 猜測(cè);關(guān)于…思索;思考;推測(cè)
- speculate as to 為…思索
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
～+副詞
～+介詞
英英字典
- (GUESS) to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain
- (TRADE) to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit
- If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen.
- speculation
- If someone speculates financially, they buy property, stocks, or shares, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 投機(jī)
So during the firms hedge in futures markets, they also speculate on the hedging position.
所以，通常企業(yè)在套保的過程中，也采用投機(jī)手法對(duì)已建立的保值頭寸進(jìn)行靈活處理。地球科學(xué)
- 推測(cè)