speculation

劍橋詞典

speculation noun [C or U] (GUESS)

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain
猜測；推測，推斷
Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation. 他們打算結(jié)婚的傳言已證實(shí)只不過是猜測。
Speculation about his future plans is rife . 對他未來的計(jì)劃猜測很多，眾說紛紜。
[ 詞或詞組后面接一個(gè)that從句 ] News of the president's illness fuelled /prompted speculation that an election will be held later in the year . 總統(tǒng)患病的消息引起了人們的猜測，認(rèn)為在今年晚些時(shí)候會舉行一次選舉。

例句

• He had tried to damp down speculation about the state of his marriage .
• Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future .
• The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign .
• The prime minister's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign .
• The minister dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation.

speculation noun [C or U] (TRADING)


the act of speculating in order to make a profit
投機(jī)，投機(jī)買賣 返回 speculation