名词

1. There has been a great deal of speculation about the Prime Minister's resignation.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;最近有关首相辞职的臆测颇多。

2. His speculations in stocks led to his suicide.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;他在股票上做投机买卖致使他自杀。

3. Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;你的揣测都很接近于事实。

1. 臆测：次经所罗门的智慧书的作者在这方面更进一步,想把旧约之中论到智慧的教训,并入希腊的臆测(speculation)中. 他采用斯多亚学派的言语,他们说智慧是蕴含在这个世界之中,并且在幕后作许多种不同的创造事工的一种神圣的动力. 这里把智慧看成一种散发,

noun

1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: meditation

2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. speculations about the outcome of the election
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;he dismissed it as mere conjecture

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: conjecture

3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalhypothesis

4. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: venture