A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge. 猜测性的
adjective [原级] 推测的，猜测的，推断的；投机性的，风险性的；好奇的，揣摩的；倾向于推测的，爱思辨的
Thousands of retirees were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds. 上千的退休人员被劝说抵押他们的房子去投资投机性的债券。
后缀: tive
【adjective】 具有...性质的 - having the quality or tendency of
原词: speculative
是通过后缀 【tive】 构成的派生词
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- She cast a speculative look at Kate. 她带着疑问的眼神看了凯特一眼。
- The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan. 各报刊登了有关埃迪•多纳根神秘失踪的猜测性报道。
speculative 的重要知识点
speculative adj. based on guessing, not on information or facts
- His conclusions are purely speculative.
- speculative investments
| speculate | v.猜测 | We can only speculate on the reasons for his sudden resignation. |
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| v.投机 | speculate in stocks |
speculation n. 投机；推测；思索；投机买卖
- property speculation
- His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation. 在他辞职之前，有关的猜测已持续了几个星期。
- Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch. 关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
| conjecture 推测；猜想 (n./v.) | His theory is based on facts, not mere conjecture. 他的理论是基于事实，而非仅仅是推测。 |
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| guesswork 猜测；推断 (n.) | This new tool takes the guesswork out of recipe measurement. 这个新工具消除了食谱计量的猜测成分。 |
| guess work 猜测工作 (n.) | The result was obtained through pure guess work. 这个结果是完全通过瞎猜得到的。 |