speculation
翻译
推测, 猜想, 投机
例句
His theory is pure speculation.
他的理论纯属推测。
There was much speculation about the company's future.
关于公司的未来有很多猜测。
He made a fortune through property speculation.
他通过房地产投机发了财。
语法模式
speculation ((about/on sth.)) 关于……的猜测 There was much speculation about the company's future.
近义词
同义词: conjecture, guess, theory; (金融) investment, gambling
词源
源自拉丁语“speculatio”(沉思,观察),来自“speculari”(观察)。
记忆技巧
这是动词“speculate”的名词形式。它是试图“看”到未来或结果的行为。