speculation

.spekju'leiʃәn
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英文释义

n. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
n. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

中文翻译

n. 沉思, 推测, 投机
[经] 投机交易, 买空卖空

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记忆技巧

speculation 由词根 spec（看、观察）和后缀 -ation（表示行为或过程）组成，理解为“观察的行为或过程”，可以联想到推测和猜想。

例句

1. The stock market is often influenced by speculation about future trends.
股票市场常常受到对未来趋势的投机影响。
2. Many people enjoy making speculation about the ending of the movie before it is released.
许多人喜欢在电影上映前对其结局进行猜测。
3. His speculation about the company's success turned out to be correct.
他对公司成功的猜测最终被证明是正确的。

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