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When you speculate, you use what you know to make a prediction about an outcome, like when you speculate that the injury of two key players will prevent your favorite team from going far in the playoffs this year.
The verb speculate has a specialized meaning in the world of finance — it means to take a financial risk in the hopes of monetary gain. For example, a business owner may speculate that a brand-new kind of frozen yogurt will be really popular, so she buys a huge order of it for her ice cream store. Someone who speculates goes looking for the next big thing, as seen in the word's Latin origin, speculatus, meaning “to spy out, examine.”
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: spect
=look/see,表示”看”
adj.
circumspect 小心谨慎的circum周围+spect看→看周围→小心
perspective 透视的per全部+spect看+ive……的→看透了的→透视的
prospective 预期的prospect前景+ive……的→adj.预期的
respectable 可敬的;人格高尚的respect尊敬+able可以……的→adj.可敬的;人格高尚的
respectful 恭敬的,尊重的respect尊敬,尊重+ful有……的→adj.恭敬的,尊重的
respective 各自的,各个的re回+spect看+ive……的→回头看[自己]→各自的
retrospective 追想的,回顾的retrospect[v.回顾,回想]+ive……的→adj.追想的,回顾的
spectacular 壮观的,引人注目的spect看+acular……的→adj.壮观的,引人注目的 n.壮观的演出
adv.
respectively 分别地, 各个地respective[adj.各自的,各个的]+ly表副词→adv.分别地, 各个地
n.
prospect 景象,前景pro前面+spect看→向前看→前景
aspect 样子, 外表, 面貌, [问题等的]方面a加强意义+spect看→看的东西→外表,容貌
circumspection 细心,慎重circumspect[adj.小心谨慎的]+ion表名词→n.细心,慎重
inspector 检查员, 巡视员inspect[v.检查,调查,视察]+or人→n.检查员, 巡视员
inspection 检查,审查;检阅inspect[v.检查,调查,视察]+ion表名词→n.检查,审查;检阅
prospectus 章程,内容简介;创办计划pro前+spect看+us→向前看的东西
respect 敬意,问候,关系,方面re再+spect看→再看[一眼]→尊敬
spectacle [spect看+acle东西→看的东西→景象;眼镜
spectacular 壮观的演出spect看+acular……的→adj.壮观的,引人注目的 n.壮观的演出
spectator 观众,旁观者spect看+ator人→看的人
spectrum 系列,范围;光谱spect看+rum→可以看的范围
n.&v.
respect 尊敬,尊重re再+spect看→再看[一眼]→尊敬
v.
expect 预期;期望,指望ex出+pect=spect看→看出去,看外面→期待
inspect 检查,调查,视察in内,里面+spect看→看里面→检查
retrospect 回顾,回想retro向后+spect看→向后看
speculate 思索;推测spec=spect看+ulate→看准了→思考,投机
suspect 怀疑sus下面+spect看→在下面看一看,斜眼看→怀疑
同义词辨析
这些动词均有”思考,判断,思索”之意。
同义词
theorize / guess / conjecture
meditate / deliberate / study / consider / contemplate / reflect
contemplate / meditate / generalize / conjecture / chance / study / consider / theorize / deliberate / venture / conceive / risk / guess / gamble / reflect