| 释义 |
spec·u·la·tive
\ˈspekyəˌlā]d.]iv, -_lə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English speculatif, from Middle French, from Late Latin speculativus, from Latin speculatus + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : involving, based on, or constituting speculation : not established by demonstration : theoretical
< a speculative approach to a problem >
< speculative knowledge >
< speculative aspects of religion >
b. : given to speculation : inclined to make or accept conclusions based on theory rather than demonstration : interested in abstractions
< the speculative intelligence >
< a speculative writer >
c. : forming an object of speculation : not subject to clear-cut demonstration or analysis
< speculative matters >
< a speculative concept >
d. : marked by questioning curiosity : seeming to speculate
< gave him a speculative glance >
2.
a. obsolete : relating to or concerned with vision : visual
b. : giving a wide prospect or view : constituting a vantage point for seeing
< a speculative height >
3.
a. : engaging in or making a practice of taking risks especially in commercial matters
< a speculative trader >
b. : involving relatively high risk and usually an unusual potentiality for gain
< a speculative enterprise >
< a speculative crop >
also : appealing primarily to speculators
< a speculative stock >
< a speculative situation on an exchange >
c. : concerned with economic speculation
< a speculative cycle >
• spec·u·la·tive·ly \]ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
• spec·u·la·tive·ness \]ivnə̇s, ]ēv- also ]əv-\ noun -es |