Speculate



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• v.沉思, 思索; 投机

Webster Collegiate

verb (-lated; -lating)

• Etymology: Latin speculatus, past participle of speculari to spy out, examine, from specula lookout post, from specere to look, look at — more at spy
• Date: 1599
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to meditate on or ponder a subject ; reflect
    • b. to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively
  • 2. to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations
• transitive verb
  • 1. to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence ; theorize <speculated that a virus caused the disease>
  • 2. to be curious or doubtful about ; wonder <speculates whether it will rain all vacation>
• Synonyms: see think
• ? speculator noun

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