speculative

英 [ˈspekjələtɪv]

美 [ˈspekjələtɪv]

adj.  推测的; 猜测的; 推断的; 揣摩的; 忖度的; 试探的; 投机性的; 风险性的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 推测的；猜测的；推断的
  based on guessing or on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts
• 揣摩的；忖度的；试探的
  showing that you are trying to guess sth
  1. She cast a speculative look at Kate.
     她带着疑问的眼神看了凯特一眼。
• 投机性的；风险性的
  done in the hope of making a profit but involving the risk of losing money

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (信息)推测性的，猜测性的
  A piece of information that isspeculativeis based on guesses rather than knowledge.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (表情)带着疑问的，好奇的
  Someone who has aspeculativeexpression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing.
  1. His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.
     他的母亲用好奇的目光看着他。
• ADJ 投机性的
  Speculativeis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• showing curiosity
  1. if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
  2. raised a speculative eyebrow
  Synonym:inquisitivequestioningwondering(a)
• not based on fact or investigation
  1. a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
  2. speculative knowledge
  Synonym:notional
• not financially safe or secure
  1. a bad investment
  2. high risk investments
  3. anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
  4. speculative business enterprises
  Synonym:badriskyhigh-risk

双语例句

• The phenomenon of speculative excess has less to do with free markets than with high profits.
  过度投机的现象与其说与自由市场有关，不如说与高利润有关。
• Budgets and profit forecasts were equally speculative.
  预算和利润预测都同样是推断出来的。
• Everyone is hoping that these hi-tech companies will turn out to be the Microsofts of the future. At the moment they look more like the focus of a speculative bubble
  每个人都希望这些高科技公司能成为未来的微软。目前它们看上去更像是投机泡沫的中心。
• 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。
• The speculative buying and selling might be legal or illegal.
  倒买倒卖有合法和非法之分。
• 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。
• Speculative inflows surged during this period as investors bet on further renminbi appreciation.
  在那段时间，由于投资者押注人民币将进一步升值，流入中国的投机资本飙升。
• In this scenario, we need to detect speculative action in a trade system.
  在此场景中，我们需要检测交易系统中的投机行为。
• 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。
• Much of her work is speculative, based on psychoanalytic theory rather than empirical data.
  她的著作中有相当一部分内容是推测性的，建立在精神分析理论之上而缺乏来自实际经验的数据。