speculation
英[,spekjʊ'leɪʃn]
美[,spɛkju'leʃən]
英英释意
- 1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- 2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence);
- "speculations about the outcome of the election"
- "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
- 3. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
- "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
- 4. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;
- "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"