Speculation

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; 'he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it'.

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• But here there was nothing to be shifted off in a wild speculation on the future. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Much of their theory must seem to the modern mind merely fanciful and unsupported speculation. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Darwin's father was remarkable for his powers of observation, while the grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, is well known for his tendency to speculation . 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• His chief interest lay in speculation. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• But the thinker, the man who devotes himself to scientific inquiry and philosophic speculation, works, so to speak, in reason, not simply by *. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• My pen is running away into mere speculation. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Speculation is futile, said Professor Porter sadly. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• From the one we gather unquiet speculation, from the other satiety. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Sir Thomas, after a moment's thought, recommended speculation. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• How much more must an imaginist, like herself, be on fire with speculation and foresight! 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• During the last year or two, things have gone against him--secret speculation, I think--and he finds himself in a bad way. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The subsequent encounter of the two lovers and their reconciliation is a matter for ironical speculation on the part of Plutarch. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The triumphs of Greek abstract thought teach the lesson that p ractical men should pay homage to speculation even when they fail to comprehend a fraction of it. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• If it had been a speculation, sir, it would have brought money. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• America does not play with ideas; generous speculation is regarded as insincere, and shunned as if it might endanger the optimism which underlies success. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Nor is he less in advance of popular opinion in his political and moral speculations. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• What may be the amount of the treasure in the bank, is a question which has long employed the speculations of the curious. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• She was roused from these speculations by a familiar touch on her arm, and turning saw Gus Trenor beside her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Cotton, and speculations, and smoke, well-cleansed and well-cared-for machinery, and unwashed and neglected hands. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• But these are speculations beyond our present scope. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He never loses sight of common sense in any of his speculations. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• All his speculations had of late gone wrong with the luckless old gentleman. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• That the thoughts were self-matured, that she had any recollections or speculations about her parents, he could not fancy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Passing from speculations to facts, we observe that progress has been the exception rather than the law of human history. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• And posterity have also sometimes equally misapprehended the real value of his speculations. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Have you heard the rumours about Beaufort's speculations, Sillerton? 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Towards the close of the Republic, Plato seems to be more and more convinced of the ideal character of his own speculations. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• You see, said old Osborne to George, what comes of merit, and industry, and judicious speculations, and that. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• But let me go on thinking the facts out, and avoid confusing them with my speculations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• An open letter is the subject of the trooper's speculations, and it seems to perplex him mightily. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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