speculation
英 [,spekj?'le??n]
美 [,sp?kju'le??n]
中文詞源
speculation 推測，猜測，投機，炒股speculate,推測，猜測，投機，炒股，-ion,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- speculation (n.)
- late 14c., "intelligent contemplation, consideration; act of looking," from Old French speculacion "close observation, rapt attention," and directly from Late Latin speculationem (nominative speculatio) "contemplation, observation," noun of action from Latin speculatus, past participle of speculari "observe," from specere "to look at, view" (see scope (n.1)).
Meaning "pursuit of the truth by means of thinking" is from mid-15c. Disparaging sense of "mere conjecture" is recorded from 1570s. Meaning "buying and selling in search of profit from rise and fall of market value" is recorded from 1774; short form spec is attested from 1794.
雙語例句
- 1. Speculation centred on a likely bid price of 380p a share.
- 大多數人猜測買方出價可能為每股380便士。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
- 已經有人猜測，該集團的問題會導致一些人被解雇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.
- 在石油業中進行投機活動對他來說游刃有余。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It triggered broad speculation that GM and Jaguar might be talking.
- 這引發了人們對通用公司和捷豹公司可能在進行磋商的大量猜測.
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment.
- 這種猜測不值得我們作任何評論。
來自柯林斯例句