单词
speculator
英 ['spekj?le?t?]
美['sp?kjulet?]
基本信息
- n. 投机者；思索者
TEM4低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
复数:?speculators;
中文词源
speculator 投机者
speculate,推测，猜测，投机，-or,人。
英文词源
- speculator (n.)
- 1550s, "one who engages in mental speculation," from Latin speculator "a looker-out, spy, scout, explorer; investigator, examiner," agent noun from speculari (see speculation). The financial sense is from 1778. Formerly also "observer, onlooker," especially "an occult seer" (1650s). Fem. form speculatrix attested from 1610s. Related: Speculatory.
双语例句
- 1. By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator.
- 他亲口承认自己在佛罗里达从事房地产投机生意时逃过税。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
- 他是一个险诈的投机商.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The stake was large, and Harkness was a daring speculator.
- 赌注不小, 而哈克尼斯又是一个大胆的投机家.
来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
- 4. 'so the river - boat gambler and the speculator is going to be respectable!
- " 这么一来.那个驾河船的赌棍和投机家就要成为绅士了!
来自飘（部分）
- 5. Mrs. Elsing hated to take his money --'speculator money " - but the Association needed money badly.
- 埃尔辛太太不愿意接受这笔钱 ---- " 投机商的钱 " ---- 要是协会缺钱缺得厉害着呢!
来自飘（部分）
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