speculator

英 ['spekj?le?t?] 美['sp?kjulet?]
  • n. 投機(jī)者;思索者

TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?speculators;

中文詞源


speculator 投機(jī)者

speculate,推測(cè),猜測(cè),投機(jī),-or,人。

英文詞源


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.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator.
他親口承認(rèn)自己在佛羅里達(dá)從事房地產(chǎn)投機(jī)生意時(shí)逃過(guò)稅。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
他是一個(gè)險(xiǎn)詐的投機(jī)商.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The stake was large, and Harkness was a daring speculator.
賭注不小, 而哈克尼斯又是一個(gè)大膽的投機(jī)家.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 敗壞赫德萊堡

4. 'so the river - boat gambler and the speculator is going to be respectable!
" 這么一來(lái).那個(gè)駕河船的賭棍和投機(jī)家就要成為紳士了!

來(lái)自飄(部分)

5. Mrs. Elsing hated to take his money --'speculator money " - but the Association needed money badly.
埃爾辛太太不愿意接受這筆錢(qián) ---- " 投機(jī)商的錢(qián) " ---- 要是協(xié)會(huì)缺錢(qián)缺得厲害著呢!

來(lái)自飄(部分)