Speculative ˈspekjələtɪv Based Guess Hope Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Information
Speculative describes information based on guesses rather than facts, an expression that shows curiosity, or activities done in hope of profit but with risk.
Speculative describes information based on guesses rather than facts, an expression that shows curiosity, or activities done in hope of profit but with risk.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](信息)推测性的,猜测性的 A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge.
The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan...
各家报纸都刊登了有关埃迪·多纳根神秘失踪的猜测性报道。
He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.
他写了一篇关于克里斯托弗·马洛的推测性传记。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](表情)带着疑问的,好奇的 Someone who has a speculative expression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing.
His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.
他的母亲用好奇的目光看着他。
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I caught her eyes on me speculatively. I imagined she was wondering about my relationship with Max.
我注意到她用带着疑问的眼神看着我。我猜她在想我和马克斯是什么关系。
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[ADJ 形容词]投机性的Speculative is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.
Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds...
几千名领取养老金的人被劝说用自己的住房作抵押去投资投机性债券。
The King's Reach hotel was built as a speculative venture but never completed.
金里奇酒店本来是作为一个投机性的风险项目建设的,但一直没有完工。
Oxford
specu·la·tive/ˈspekjələtɪv; NAmEˈspekjələtɪv;ˈspekjəleɪtɪv/adjective1based on guessing or on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts 推测的;猜测的;推断的2showing that you are trying to guess sth 揣摩的;忖度的;试探的◆She cast a speculative look at Kate.她带着疑问的眼神看了凯特一眼。3(of business activity 商业活动)done in the hope of making a profit but involving the risk of losing money 投机性的;风险性的▶specu·la·tive·ly/; NAmE/adverbspecu·la·tive/ˈspekjələtɪv; NAmEˈspekjələtɪv;ˈspekjəleɪtɪv/specu·la·tive·ly/; NAmE/
1based on guessing, not on information or factshighly/purely/largely speculative a purely speculative theory about life on other planets2bought or done in the hope of making a profit later: speculative investments3if you give someone a speculative look, you look at them while trying to guess something about them—speculatively adverb: Delaney eyed her speculatively.
WDF
speculative
[ˈspekjələtɪv]
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投机的(55%),推测的(24%),思索的(15%),推理的(6%)
adj.投机的;推测的;思索性的
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