Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6945
speculative
推测的；猜测性的
核心释义
based on guesswork or unproven ideas rather than fact
- 1.
推测性的；基于猜测的
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
- 2.
投机性的；冒险的
Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
- 3.
投机性的；高风险投资的
Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
投机性的；投机的；冒险的；碰运气的；推测性的；基于猜测的；投机性的；冒险的；投机性的；高风险投资的
用法In use
His theory about the ancient civilization is purely speculative, since no artifacts have been found.
用法提示：此处 speculative 表示“推测的”，作表语说明理论缺乏证据。
The analyst warned that the stock was a speculative investment with a high chance of losing money.
用法提示：此处 speculative 指“投机性的”，修饰 investment，强调高风险。
Funding a startup is always a speculative move, but she believed the team could succeed.
用法提示：此处 speculative 作定语，表示“碰运气的、有风险的”。
speculative + noun
表示投机性的
He made a speculative investment in the stock market.
他在股市进行了一项投机性投资。
be speculative about sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- speculative investment
- 投机性投资
- He lost all his money in a speculative investment.他在一次投机性投资中损失了所有钱。
- speculative bubble
- 投机泡沫
- The housing market was driven by a speculative bubble.房地产市场由投机泡沫驱动。
- speculative fiction
- 推测小说
- She enjoys reading speculative fiction, especially science fiction.她喜欢读推测小说，尤其是科幻小说。
- speculative reasoning
- 推测性推理
- The theory is based on speculative reasoning rather than solid evidence.该理论基于推测性推理而非确凿证据。
- speculative stock
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Speculative：投机和推测，就像用 spec（望远镜）看未来。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于金融领域表示投机性，也用于学术研究表示推测性，语气较为严谨。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all end with -ulative and rhyme with speculative (stressed vowel /eɪ/ and following /lətɪv/). Be careful with words like 'conservative' (/kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/) which share the -ative spelling but have different stress and vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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