speculative

adjective
🔊/ˈspekjələtɪv/
🔊/ˈspekjələtɪv/, 🔊/ˈspekjəleɪtɪv/
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  1. based on guessing or on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts推测的;猜测的;推断的
    • The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.这个报道推测的成分很大,应该不予理会。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  2. showing that you are trying to guess something揣摩的;忖度的;试探的
    • She cast a speculative look at Kate.她带着疑问的眼神看了凯特一眼。🔊🔊
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  3. (of business activity商业活动) done in the hope of making a profit but involving the risk of losing money投机性的;风险性的
    • speculative investment有风险的投资
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French speculatif, -ive or late Latin speculativus, from the verb speculari, from specula ‘watchtower’, from specere ‘to look’.