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speculation

英[,spekjʊ'leɪʃn] 美[,spɛkju'leʃən]
  • n. 投机;推测;思索;投机买卖

英英释意


1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence);
"speculations about the outcome of the election"
"he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
3. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
4. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;
"the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"