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speculator

英 ['spekjʊleɪtə] 美 ['spɛkjuletɚ]

解释

n. 投机者；思索者

※ 提供单词"speculator"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

2. He was a sinister and crafty speculator.: 他是一个险诈的投机商.

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.

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!

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!