in a way that is based on guessing or on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts 推测的;猜测的;推断的 We do not know the answer to this question, and it can only be answered speculatively. 我们不知道这个问题的答案,只能推测性的回答。
in a way that shows that you are trying to guess something 揣摩的;忖度的;试探的 She paused and looked speculatively at Angelo. 她停下来,沉思地看着安吉洛。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpeculatively is used with these verbs:- eye
- look
in the hope of making a profit while involving the risk of losing money 投机性的;风险性的 The amount of office space being built speculatively is likely to decrease as economic growth slows. 随着经济增长放缓,投机性建造的办公空间可能会减少。