speculate
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IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研C1
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生拉丁语 speculari = 「观察、注视」（来自 specere）。speculate 就是心理上「观察」各种可能——猜测结果。金融义（speculate on stocks，炒股）是同一行为用于风险投资。
词根 sp 还连着 131 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Analysts speculated about the cause of the crash.
分析师猜测坠毁的原因。
- 2.
He made a fortune speculating in real estate.
他通过房地产投机发了财。