speculation

noun

1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

e.g. the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge

Synonym: meditation

2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

e.g. speculations about the outcome of the election
he dismissed it as mere conjecture

Synonym: conjecture

3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Synonym: guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalhypothesis

4. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

e.g. he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it

Synonym: venture

1. speculation

1. 臆测：次经所罗门的智慧书的作者在这方面更进一步,想把旧约之中论到智慧的教训,并入希腊的臆测(speculation)中. 他采用斯多亚学派的言语,他们说智慧是蕴含在这个世界之中,并且在幕后作许多种不同的创造事工的一种神圣的动力. 这里把智慧看成一种散发,