speculation

剑桥词典

speculation noun [C or U] (GUESS)

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain
猜测；推测，推断
Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation. 他们打算结婚的传言已证实只不过是猜测。
Speculation about his future plans is rife . 对他未来的计划猜测很多，众说纷纭。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] News of the president's illness fuelled /prompted speculation that an election will be held later in the year . 总统患病的消息引起了人们的猜测，认为在今年晚些时候会举行一次选举。

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
投机，投机买卖 返回 speculation