1590s, "view mentally, contemplate" (transitive), back-formation from speculation. Also formerly "view as from a watchtower" (1610s). Intransitive sense of "pursue truth by conjecture or thinking" is from 1670s. Meaning "to invest money upon risk for the sake of profit" is from 1785. Related: Speculated; speculating.
中文解释
1. spec (special -- 特别的、特殊的) => 做投机生意需要特别的推测、思索。
实用例句
1. It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
现在猜测谈判是否会重新开始还为时过早。
来自柯林斯例句
2. People speculate about virtuality systems, but we're already working on it.
人们才开始构思虚拟系统的时候，我们已经进行开发了。
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3. It's always hard to speculate about the future.
未来一向很难预测。
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4. Well, at present we won't speculate on hypotheticals.
