speculatively

adverb
🔊/ˈspekjələtɪvli/
🔊/ˈspekjələtɪvli/
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  1. in a way that is based on guessing or on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts推测的;猜测的;推断的
    • We do not know the answer to this question, and it can only be answered speculatively.我们不知道这个问题的答案,只能通过推测来回答。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  2. in a way that shows that you are trying to guess something揣摩的;忖度的;试探的
    • She paused and looked speculatively at Angelo.她停了下来,投机地看着安杰洛。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySpeculatively is used with these verbs:
    • eye
    • look
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  3. in the hope of making a profit while involving the risk of losing money投机性的;风险性的
    • The amount of office space being built speculatively is likely to decrease as economic growth slows.随着经济增长放缓,投机性建造的办公空间可能会减少。