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speculator

UK //ˈspek.jə.leɪ.tər//US //ˈspek.jə.leɪ.t̬ɚ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'speculari'(观察、探查),通过法语 'spéculateur' 进入英语,原指观察者,后衍生为金融冒险者含义。

noun

❶ 投机者,指在金融市场中通过预测价格变动来买卖资产以获取利润的人,通常承担较高风险。

“The speculator bought stocks hoping their value would rise quickly.”

(投机者买入股票,希望其价值迅速上涨。)

“Many speculators lost money when the housing market crashed.”

(房地产市场崩盘时,许多投机者亏了钱。)

❶ (广义)冒险者或揣测者,指基于不完整信息进行猜测或冒险行动的人。

“She was merely a speculator about other people's private lives.”

(她只是对他人私生活妄加揣测的人。)

“Political speculators predicted a change in leadership.”

(政治观察者们预测领导层会有变动。)

同义词:investor, gambler, risk-taker, trader

常见短语

land speculator — 土地投机商,指通过买卖或囤积土地以期获利的个人或机构。

“Land speculators drove up property prices in the rural area.”

(土地投机者推高了农村地区的房地产价格。)