speculation n. 1.沉思,思索,考慮。 2.推測;空談。 3.投機(jī),投機(jī)事業(yè)[買賣]。 4.一種紙牌戲。 buy sth. as a speculation 投機(jī)購買某物。 engage in speculation 做投機(jī)生意。 much given to speculation 想入非非。 Much speculation is rife concerning [as to] .... 關(guān)于…有許多推測。 on speculation 投機(jī),碰運(yùn)氣地。 spread the speculation that 散播空氣說。
I have proposed to you to marry , not for your sake , for indeed i did not think of you in the least at the moment you admire candor , and will now be satisfied , i hope ; but because it suited me to marry you as soon as possible , on account of certain commercial speculations i am desirous of entering into . 我之所以要勸你結(jié)婚,并不是為了你的緣故, ,因為至少在當(dāng)時我的確沒有想到你。你贊成坦白,我希望在你可以滿足了。我之所以要催促你趕快結(jié)婚,是為了我的商業(yè)。 ”