名词

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

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: meditation

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

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. speculations about the outcome of the election
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;he dismissed it as mere conjecture

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: conjecture

3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: guessconjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalhypothesis

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

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: venture