"speculate about" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 猜测
• 推测

Definition

在没有所有事实的情况下，对某事进行推测或猜测，通常是凭猜想作出假设。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

偏正式，可以用于谈论谣言、理论或未来的可能性（如 'speculate about the reasons', 'speculate about the outcome'）。不用于科学或有证据的解释。常见于新闻、讨论或日常分析。比 'guess' 更正式。

Examples

People like to speculate about the weather.

人们喜欢**猜测**天气。

We should not speculate about other people's lives.

我们不应该**猜测**别人的生活。

The students speculated about the results of the test.

学生们**猜测**考试结果。

It's pointless to speculate about what might have happened last night.

**猜测**昨晚可能发生了什么没有意义。

Journalists love to speculate about celebrity relationships.

记者们喜欢**猜测**名人的关系。

There's no point in speculating about the outcome until the official results are announced.

在官方结果公布之前，**猜测**结果没有意义。