speculative
adjective uk/ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv/ us/ˈspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv/
(GUESS)
猜测的;推测的，推断的
based on a guess and not on information
The article was dismissed as highly speculative. 该文被斥为纯属臆测。
bizarre and speculative theories
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- His theory is too speculative for most of his colleagues to accept at this point.
- This type of polling is less scientific and more speculative.
- The numbers are high, but they're purely speculative.
- There is another speculative but intriguing explanation.
(TRADE)
投机性的，投机买卖的
bought or done in order to make a profit in the future
The office block was built as a speculative venture. 这栋写字楼的建造是一桩投机生意。
Some of these buyers are speculative investors.
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- This is an aggressive, speculative market.
- Most oil trades are speculative and do not result in physical delivery of oil.
- After two decades of sustained economic growth and speculative residential building, places that were once farms and woodland have been transformed.