| 单词 | speculation |
| 释义 | speculation (once / 278 pages) n When you guess about how something is going to come out (or how it happened), that's speculation. You're making an educated guess. When people predict who will win a football game, an Oscar, or an election, it's speculation: people are looking at the facts and making their best guess. Just about anything you say about the future is speculation, because no one knows what will happen. The word is used in the stock market for such financial dealings as "buying on spec," a risky way to make money. Sometimes, this word means something close to meditation — pondering something deeply. WORD FAMILYspeculation: speculations+/speculate: speculated, speculates, speculating, speculation, speculative, speculator/speculative: speculatively, speculativeness/speculator: speculators USAGE EXAMPLESThere will continue to be speculation about Elway rolling the dice on another seasoned star, the way he did so successfully with Peyton Manning. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Before the game, there was speculation Kubiak will step down after the season. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) But after some time off, he will return to South Korea amid widespread speculation he will be a candidate to replace the country’s impeached president. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature Syn|Hyper meditation contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness a calm, lengthy, intent consideration 2n a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) speculations about the outcome of the election Syn|Hyper conjecture hypothesis, possibility, theory a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena 3n a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjecture, guess, hypothesis, supposition, surmisal, surmise divination successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck opinion, view a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof 4n an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it Syn|Hypo|Hyper venture gamble money that is risked for possible monetary gain smart moneymoney bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) pyramid(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases bet, stake, stakes, wagerthe money risked on a gamble investment, investment funds money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
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