speculative
英 ['spekj?l?t?v]
美['sp?kj?l?t?v]
- adj. 投機(jī)的；推測(cè)的；思索性的
CET6TEM4GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
speculative 推測(cè)性的，投機(jī)性的
speculate,推測(cè)，猜測(cè)，投機(jī)，-ive,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- speculative (adj.)
- late 14c., "contemplative," also "purely scientific, in theory only" (opposed to practical), from Old French speculatif "worth great attention; theoretical," or directly from Late Latin speculativus, from past participle stem of speculari (see speculation). Meaning "given to (financial) speculation" is from 1763. Related: Speculatively.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.
- 他寫(xiě)了一篇關(guān)于克里斯托弗·馬洛的推測(cè)性傳記。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan.
- 各家報(bào)紙都刊登了有關(guān)埃迪·多納根神秘失蹤的猜測(cè)性報(bào)道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.
- 他的母親用好奇的目光看著他。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. She cast a speculative look at Kate.
- 她帶著疑問(wèn)的眼神看了凱特一眼。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The boss has put all his money into that speculative enterprise.
- 這個(gè)老板把他的全部財(cái)產(chǎn)都投到那個(gè)投機(jī)事業(yè)中.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
