Wordiyospeculation
🇬🇧 UK/,spekju'leiʃən/🇺🇸 US/.spekju'leiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The act of forming opinions or theories without firm evidence; a risky financial investment made in hope of profit.
推测；猜测；投机
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.pure speculation纯属猜测
- 2.financial speculation金融投机
- 3.fuel speculation引发猜测；助长投机
- 4.subject to speculation引人猜测；存在争议
Example Sentences
- 1.
There is much speculation about who will be the next CEO.
- 2.
There has been widespread speculation about the company's plans to merge.
- 3.
The minister dismissed the reports as pure speculation with no factual basis.
- 4.
Reckless financial speculation contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.