A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge.
例句
The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan...各家报纸都刊登了有关埃迪·多纳根神秘失踪的猜测性报道。He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.他写了一篇关于克里斯托弗·马洛的推测性传记。
ADJ-GRADED
(表情)带着疑问的,好奇的
Someone who has a speculative expression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing.
例句
His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.他的母亲用好奇的目光看着他。
ADJ
投机性的
Speculative is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.
例句
Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds...几千名领取养老金的人被劝说用自己的住房作抵押去投资投机性债券。The King's Reach hotel was built as a speculative venture but never completed.金里奇酒店本来是作为一个投机性的风险项目建设的,但一直没有完工。
英汉词典释义
adj.
思考的,思索的,推测出的
speculative rumours仅属推测的谣言
投机的,投机生意的
The boss has put all his money into that speculative enterprise.这个老板把他的全部财产都投到那个投机事业中。
带着疑问的;好奇的
He had a speculative gleam in his eyes.他眼睛里闪过一丝探寻的神情。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. not financially safe or secure;
"a bad investment""high risk investments""anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky""speculative business enterprises"
2. not based on fact or investigation;
"a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs""speculative knowledge"
3. showing curiosity;
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive""raised a speculative eyebrow"