speculator
英 ['spekj?le?t?]
美 ['sp?kjulet?]
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 ---- " 投機(jī)商的錢 " ---- 要是協(xié)會(huì)缺錢缺得厲害著呢!
來(lái)自飄（部分）