speculate
UK/'spekjuleit/US
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Definitions
v.
To form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
推测；猜测
v.
To invest in stocks, property, or other ventures hoping for profit but with risk.
投机；投机买卖
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedLatin speculari = «to watch, observe» (from specere). To speculate is mentally to «watch» possibilities — guess at outcomes. The financial sense («speculate on stocks») is the same act applied to risk.
Root sp still carries 131 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.speculate about猜测关于……
- 2.speculate on在……上推测
- 3.speculate in stocks炒股
- 4.wildly speculate胡乱猜测
Example Sentences
- 1.
Analysts speculated about the cause of the crash.
- 2.
He made a fortune speculating in real estate.