speculate
翻譯
推測, 思索, 投機
例句
We can only speculate about the reasons for his decision.
我們只能推測他做出決定的原因。
He speculated on the stock market and lost everything.
他在股票市場上投機,結果輸光了一切。
文法模式
((about/on sth.)) (關於某事)推測 We can only speculate about the reasons.
((that ...)) 推測(某事) He speculated that the company would fail.
((in/on sth.)) (在某方面)投機 He speculated on the stock market.
近義詞
同義詞: guess, conjecture, theorise
詞源
源自拉丁語「speculari」(看),來自「specula」(瞭望塔)。
記憶技巧
想像用「眼鏡(spectacles)」去「看(spec-)」問題並猜測結果。