speculator的词源

英文词源

speculator (n.)

1550s, "one who engages in mental speculation," from Latin speculator "a looker-out, spy, scout, explorer; investigator, examiner," agent noun from speculari (see speculation). The financial sense is from 1778. Formerly also "observer, onlooker," especially "an occult seer" (1650s). Fem. form speculatrix attested from 1610s. Related: Speculatory.

中文词源

speculator：投机者

词根词缀： -specul-看 + -ator名词词尾,人

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speculator：投机者

speculate,推测，猜测，投机，-or,人。