Speculation
[,spekjʊ'leɪʃn] or [,spɛkju'leʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); 'speculations about the outcome of the election'; 'he dismissed it as mere conjecture'.
(noun.) an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; 'he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it'.
尤妮斯錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of speculating.
(n.) Examination by the eye; view.
(n.) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.
(n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
(n.) The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
(n.) Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits.
(n.) A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.
(n.) Power of sight.
(n.) A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
錄入:鲁道夫
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Contemplation.[2]. Theory, scheme, hypothesis, supposition, conjecture, view, a priori reasoning.
錄入:莱斯特
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Contemplation, consideration, weighing, thought, theory, scheme, hypothesis,view, conjecture
ANT:Realization, proof, fact, verification, certainty
校對:西尔玛
例句/造句/用法:
- But here there was nothing to be shifted off in a wild speculation on the future. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Much of their theory must seem to the modern mind merely fanciful and unsupported speculation. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- Darwin's father was remarkable for his powers of observation, while the grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, is well known for his tendency to speculation . 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- His chief interest lay in speculation. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- But the thinker, the man who devotes himself to scientific inquiry and philosophic speculation, works, so to speak, in reason, not simply by *. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- My pen is running away into mere speculation. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Speculation is futile, said Professor Porter sadly. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- From the one we gather unquiet speculation, from the other satiety. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Sir Thomas, after a moment's thought, recommended speculation. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- How much more must an imaginist, like herself, be on fire with speculation and foresight! 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- During the last year or two, things have gone against him--secret speculation, I think--and he finds himself in a bad way. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The subsequent encounter of the two lovers and their reconciliation is a matter for ironical speculation on the part of Plutarch. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The triumphs of Greek abstract thought teach the lesson that p ractical men should pay homage to speculation even when they fail to comprehend a fraction of it. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- If it had been a speculation, sir, it would have brought money. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- America does not play with ideas; generous speculation is regarded as insincere, and shunned as if it might endanger the optimism which underlies success. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Nor is he less in advance of popular opinion in his political and moral speculations. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- What may be the amount of the treasure in the bank, is a question which has long employed the speculations of the curious. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- She was roused from these speculations by a familiar touch on her arm, and turning saw Gus Trenor beside her. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Cotton, and speculations, and smoke, well-cleansed and well-cared-for machinery, and unwashed and neglected hands. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- But these are speculations beyond our present scope. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He never loses sight of common sense in any of his speculations. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- All his speculations had of late gone wrong with the luckless old gentleman. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- That the thoughts were self-matured, that she had any recollections or speculations about her parents, he could not fancy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Passing from speculations to facts, we observe that progress has been the exception rather than the law of human history. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- And posterity have also sometimes equally misapprehended the real value of his speculations. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Have you heard the rumours about Beaufort's speculations, Sillerton? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Towards the close of the Republic, Plato seems to be more and more convinced of the ideal character of his own speculations. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- You see, said old Osborne to George, what comes of merit, and industry, and judicious speculations, and that. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- But let me go on thinking the facts out, and avoid confusing them with my speculations. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- An open letter is the subject of the trooper's speculations, and it seems to perplex him mightily. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
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