Word · Frequency #12049
speculator
臆测者；猜测者
speculator
- 1.
One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
进行推测的人；观察者；沉思者。
- 2.
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
在不了解事实的情况下进行推测的人
- 3.
One who forms theories; a theorist.
形成理论的人；理论家。
- 4.
someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
冒着损失风险以获取可观收益的人
- 5.
One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
投机者；投资中愿意以本金承担波动风险以追求高额回报的人。
- 6.
Synonym of field goal.
“射门得分”的同义词。
进行推测的人；观察者；沉思者。；在不了解事实的情况下进行推测的人；形成理论的人；理论家。；冒着损失风险以获取可观收益的人；投机者；投资中愿意以本金承担波动风险以追求高额回报的人。
In use
The property speculator bought several old houses, hoping their value would double.
Many speculators sold their gold when prices suddenly dropped.
Unlike careful investors, a speculator often makes decisions based on rumors.
a speculator in [market/field]
in 后接所投机或操作的市场领域，如 stock market、real estate。
He was a speculator in the stock market.
他在股票市场是个投机者。
[area] speculator
这种复合名词结构中，前面的名词说明投机对象，常见搭配有 property、land、stock。
The property speculator sold the building at a profit.
那名房地产投机商把房子卖掉赚了钱。
speculator who [clause]
who 引导定语从句修饰 speculator，用于说明该投机者的行为或特点。
Connections
Collocations
- property speculator
- 房地产投机者
- Property speculators bought entire blocks and then sold them at huge profits.房地产投机者买下整片街区，然后高价卖出赚取巨额利润。
- stock-market speculator
- 股市投机者
- As a stock-market speculator, she bought shares for short-term gains.作为股市投机者，她买入股票是为了短期收益。
- commodity speculator
- 大宗商品投机者
- Commodity speculators can cause sudden price swings in wheat and oil.大宗商品投机者可能引起小麦和石油价格的突然波动。
- financial speculator
- 金融投机者
- The financial speculator gambled with borrowed money and went bankrupt.这位金融投机者用借来的钱赌博，最终破产了。
Pop culture & quotes
- The speculator's chief enemies are always boring from within. It is inseparable from human nature to hope and to fear.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
和 spectator（旁观者）很像：旁观者只看不猜，speculator 却盯着行情，凭猜想下注投机。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal debate、literary criticism 此处指“猜测者、臆测者”，即不掌握事实就作出推断的人。该用法多用于书面语或正式讨论，日常口语中较少见。注意常带轻微贬义，表示说话人认为其推断缺乏依据。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Speculator is pronounced /ˈspɛkjəleɪtər/ and ends in -ulator. Calculator shares the exact /kjəleɪtər/ ending; regulator and simulator have the same final /jəleɪtər/ sound after a different consonant; escalator has a similar /leɪtər/ ending. Beware spectator: it looks similar in spelling but is pronounced /ˈspɛkteɪtər/, with no /j/ after the /k/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.