speculate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/    美 /ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/|/ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate. intransitive,obsolete
    — It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.
  2. To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture. intransitive
    — We can speculate that in many instances the sharks are not feeding on their victims, but only in a few cases can we guess what they are doing.
  3. To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble. intransitive
    — Some preliminary legal arrangements were made, but the scheme proceeded no further, as the various local authorities concerned were unwilling to speculate public funds on what was, even at that date, a will o' the wisp.
  4. To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance. intransitive

词形变化

speculates present,singular,third-person speculating participle,present speculated participle,past speculated past

词汇关系

衍生词
misspeculate overspeculate speculatist unspeculated unspeculating
相关词
species spectacle spectacular speculation speculative speculator

词源

Borrowed from Latin speculātus, perfect active participle of speculor (“to watch, observe, examine, spy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from specula (“a watchtower”), ultimately from speciō (“to look at”).
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