speculation
剑桥词典
- 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] (GUESS)
the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain猜測；推測，推斷
Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation. 他們打算結婚的傳言已証實衹不過是猜測。
Speculation about his future plans is rife . 對他未來的計劃猜測很多，衆說紛紜。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] News of the president's illness fuelled /prompted speculation that an election will be held later in the year . 縂統患病的消息引起了人們的猜測，認爲在今年晚些時候會擧行一次選擧。
例句
speculation noun [C or U] (TRADING)
the act of speculating in order to make a profit
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